Risk factors for adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix in women aged 20-44 years: the UK National Case-Control Study of Cervical Cancer. [PDF]
We report results on risk factors for invasive squamous cell and adenocarcinomas of the cervix in women aged 20-44 years from the UK National Case-Control Study of Cervical Cancer, including 180 women with adenocarcinoma, 391 women with squamous cell ...
Mant, David +29 more
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HIV Serostatus and Tumor Differentiation Among Patients with Cervical Cancer at Bugando Medical Centre. [PDF]
Evidence for the association between Human immunodeficiency virus infection and cervical cancer has been contrasting, with some studies reporting increased risk of cervical cancer among HIV positive women while others report no association.
Rambau, Peter +14 more
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Determinants of Acceptance of Cervical Cancer Screening in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]
To describe how demographic characteristics and knowledge of cervical cancer influence screening acceptance among women living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Multistage cluster sampling was carried out in 45 randomly selected streets in Dar es Salaam. Women
Dartell, Myassa Arkam +22 more
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Inequalities in the incidence of cervical cancer in South East England 2001-2005: an investigation of population risk factors. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The incidence of cervical cancer varies dramatically, both globally and within individual countries. The age-standardised incidence of cervical cancer was compared across primary care trusts (PCTs) in South East England, taking into account ...
Jack, Ruth H +22 more
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Cervical cancer screening programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. [PDF]
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have a significant burden of cervical cancer. Prophylactic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are an opportunity for primary prevention and new screening methods, such as new HPV DNA testing, are promising ...
Gamboa, Oscar A +9 more
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HPV types and cofactors causing cervical cancer in Peru. [PDF]
We conducted a hospital-based case-control study in Peru of 198 women with histologically confirmed cervical cancer (173 squamous cell carcinomas and 25 cases of adenocarcinoma/adenosquamous carcinoma) and 196 control women.
Muñoz, N +23 more
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Associations Between Methylation of Paternally Expressed Gene 3 (PEG3), Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Invasive Cervical Cancer. [PDF]
Cytology-based screening for invasive cervical cancer (ICC) lacks sensitivity and specificity to discriminate between cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) likely to persist or progress from cases likely to resolve.
Bartlett, John A. +53 more
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Risk factors for human papillomavirus exposure and co-factors for cervical cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean. [PDF]
The incidence of cervical cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is among the highest in the world. Because there are major demographic shifts happening in LAC countries (population growth, urbanization and ageing) cervical cancer incidence and ...
García, Patricia J +12 more
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This study assessed the relative clinical sensitivity and specificity, as well as reproducibility, for high-risk HPV types of the Roche cobas HPV test when processed using the Roche cobas 5800 system.
Nikita Mehta +11 more
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Background Primary human papillomaviruses (HPV) cervical cancer screening can be strengthened by offering home-collection of biological specimen as a valuable option to increase screening coverage.
Giulia Feltri +17 more
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