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Oral human papillomavirus in men who have sex with men in Latin America: a review [PDF]

World Cancer Research Journal
Objective: Men who have sex with men run a high risk of oral human papillomavirus, and studies have investigated its prevalence in Latin America.
M. Guapillo-Vargas, J. Jaramillo-Vázquez, B. Cerda-Cristerna   +2 more
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Cancer in Seychelles: A Population‐Based Study on Incidence, Trends and Stage at Diagnosis (2005–2024)

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Seychelles, the smallest country in Africa but with the highest GDP per capita, has experienced rapid socioeconomic development. We analysed 20‐year cancer incidence trends (2005–2024) using data from the Seychelles National Cancer Registry (SNCR).
Anne Finesse, Jolene Mondon, Emelyn Shroff, Jude Gedeon, Meggy Louange, Donald Maxwell Parkin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The association between smoking and cervical human papillomavirus infection among women from indigenous communities in western Botswana.

PLoS ONE
IntroductionCervical cancer, a malignancy caused by infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus, disproportionally affects women from low resource settings.
Billy M Tsima, Keneilwe Motlhatlhedi, Kirthana Sharma, Patricia Rantshabeng, Andrew Ndlovu, Tendani Gaolathe, Lynnette T Kyokunda   +6 more
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Targeting Persistent Human Papillomavirus Infection

Viruses, 2017
While the majority of Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are transient and cleared within a couple of years following exposure, 10–20% of infections persist latently, leading to disease progression and, ultimately, various forms of invasive cancer ...
Srinidhi Shanmugasundaram, Jianxin You
doaj   +1 more source

The possible role of bacterial vaginosis in the pathogenesis of cervical precancerous lesions

Актуальні проблеми сучасної медицини, 2020
The role of papillomavirus infection in the development of precancerous diseases and cervical cancer is known. Bacterial vaginosis was found to induce the deficiency of immune response of the vaginal mucosa surface.
Kemine Uzel, Igor Lakhno
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Risk factors for human papillomavirus exposure and co-factors for cervical cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean.

, 2008
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, Molano, Mónica, Mónica Molano, Maribel Almonte, Patricia J. García, Gonzalo Pérez, García, Patricia J., Ginesa Albero, Pérez, Gonzalo, Almonte, Maribel, Carcamo, César, Albero, Ginesa, César Carcamo   +12 more
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Invasive Cervical Cancers After an HPV‐Negative Test: Insights From HPV Testing Histories

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is the primary method for cervical screening, and a negative HPV test is associated with a very low subsequent risk of invasive cancer. Nevertheless, some cervical cancers are diagnosed following an HPV‐negative test.
Sadaf Sakina Hassan, Sara Nordqvist Kleppe, Nijin Asinger, Jiangrong Wang, Joakim Dillner, Laila Sara Arroyo Mühr   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-risk human papillomavirus and cervical lesions among women living with HIV/AIDS in Brazilian Amazon, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus infection infection and cervical lesions and its associated factors among HIV infected women attending an AIDS clinic in Amazonas state, Brazil.
Leila da Silva, Angélica Miranda, Rosieny Batalha, Luiz Ferreira, Mayara Santos, Sinésio Talhari   +5 more
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Human papillomavirus testing by self-sampling: assessment of accuracy in an unsupervised clinical setting [PDF]

, 2007
Objectives: To compare the performance and acceptability of unsupervised self-sampling with clinician sampling for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types for the first time in a UK screening setting.
Austin, Janet, Cuzick, Jack, Waller, Jo, Szarewski, Anne, Altman, Douglas G, Cadman, L, Cuzick, J, Wardle, Jane, Londesborough, P, Altman, DG, Szarewski, A, Mallett, S, Mallett, Susan, Waller, J, Austin, J, Wardle, J, Cadman, Louise, Londesborough, Philip   +17 more
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Comparison of HPV Antibodies Measured Prior to Diagnosis of Anal, Cervical, Oropharyngeal, Penile and Vaginal Cancers in the HPV Cancer Cohort Consortium

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Antibodies against HPV proteins can provide pre‐diagnostic information about cancer development. We described the prevalence of antibodies to proteins of oncogenic HPV types prior to diagnosis of HPV‐related cancers. We analysed pre‐diagnostic blood from 1700 participants with incident HPV‐related cancers (anal = 387, cervical = 274 ...
Justina Ucheojor Onwuka, Marie‐Pierre Nobels, Aimée R. Kreimer, Lea Schroeder, Aida Ferreiro‐Iglesias, Ilir Agalliu, Demetrius Albanes, Qiuyin Cai, Gypsyamber D'Souza, Neal D. Freedman, Graham G. Giles, Allan Hildesheim, Wen‐Yi Huang, Kristian Hveem, Hilde Langseth, Roger L. Milne, Eivind Ness‐Jensen, Nicolas F. Schlecht, Lesley F. Tinker, Giske Ursin, Kala Visvanathan, Sylvia Wassertheil‐Smoller, Stephanie J. Weinstein, Wei Zheng, Mari Nygard, Mattias Johansson, Tim Waterboer, Gary M. Clifford, Hilary A. Robbins   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source