TY  - CHAP
AU  - Márcio Campos Oliveira
AU  - Maria da Conceição Andrade
AU  - Fabrício dos Santos Menezes
ED  - Davy Vanden Broeck
Y1  - 2012-01-20
PY  - 2012
T1  - Epidemiology of HPV in Head and Neck Cancer
N2  - Cervical cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among women worldwide, and infection with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) has been identified as the causal agent for this condition. The natural history of cervical cancer is characterized by slow disease progression, rendering the condition, in essence, preventable and even treatable when diagnosed in early stages. Pap smear and the recently introduced prophylactic vaccines are the most prominent prevention options, but despite the availability of these primary and secondary screening tools, the global burden of disease is unfortunately still very high. This book will focus on the clinical aspects of HPV and related disease, highlighting the latest developments in this field.
BT  - Human Papillomavirus and Related Diseases
SP  - Ch. 9
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/27538
DO  - 10.5772/27538
SN  - 
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-16
ER  -