Human papillomavirus genomics: Understanding carcinogenicity

CW Nelson, L Mirabello - Tumour Virus Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes virtually all cervical cancers and many cancers at other
anatomical sites in both men and women. However, only 12 of 448 known HPV types are …

Cervical cancer: the sub-Saharan African perspective

RI Anorlu - Reproductive health matters, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and the leading
cause of cancer deaths in develo** countries. While incidence and mortality rates of …

Cervical human papillomavirus prevalence in 5 continents: meta-analysis of 1 million women with normal cytological findings

L Bruni, M Diaz, M Castellsagué, E Ferrer… - Journal of Infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background. Baseline information on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and type
distribution is highly desirable to evaluate the impact of prophylactic HPV vaccines in the …

[BOOK][B] Human papillomaviruses

IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of … - 2007 - books.google.com
This ninetieth volume of the IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to
Humansconsiders human papillomaviruses (HPVs) which were evaluated by a previous …

The burden of human papillomavirus infections and related diseases in sub-saharan Africa

H De Vuyst, L Alemany, C Lacey, CJ Chibwesha… - Vaccine, 2013 - Elsevier
Despite the scarcity of high quality cancer registries and lack of reliable mortality data, it is
clear that human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated diseases, particularly cervical cancer, are …

Human papillomavirus prevalence and type distribution in invasive cervical cancer in sub‐Saharan Africa

L Denny, I Adewole, R Anorlu, G Dreyer… - … journal of cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In sub‐Saharan Africa, invasive cervical cancer (ICC) incidence and mortality are among the
highest in the world. This cross‐sectional epidemiological study assessed human …

Prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes among African women with normal cervical cytology and neoplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RK Ogembo, PN Gona, AJ Seymour, HSM Park… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Several meta-analyses confirmed the five most prevalent human papillomavirus
(HPV) strains in women with and without cervical neoplastic diseases are HPV16, 18, 31 …

Association of HPV35 with cervical carcinogenesis among women of African ancestry: evidence of viral‐host interaction with implications for disease intervention

M Pinheiro, JC Gage, GM Clifford… - … journal of cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
HPV35 has been found in only∼ 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC) worldwide but up to
10% in Sub‐Saharan Africa, warranting further investigation and consideration of impact on …

Mothers' human papilloma virus knowledge and willingness to vaccinate their adolescent daughters in Lagos, Nigeria

BN Ezenwa, MR Balogun, IP Okafor - International Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted
infections in sexually active adolescents and young women and has been implicated as a …

Human papillomavirus infection in women with and without cervical cancer in Ibadan, Nigeria

C Okolo, S Franceschi, I Adewole, JO Thomas… - Infectious agents and …, 2010 - Springer
Background Concerns have been raised that the proportion of cervical cancer preventable
by human papillomavirus (HPV) 16/18 vaccines might be lower in sub-Saharan Africa than …