TY - CHAP AU - Joana Sampaio AU - Joana Ferreira AU - Ana Carolina Santos AU - Manuel Bicho AU - Maria Clara Bicho ED - Rajamanickam Rajkumar Y1 - 2021-09-28 PY - 2021 T1 - The Importance of the Extracellular Matrix in HPV-Associated Diseases N2 - Although it is preventable and curable, cervical cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide. As such, the World Health Organization adopted a Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative, which aims to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030. This book discusses plans, programs, strategies, solutions, research, and revolutions necessary to achieve this goal. Chapters cover such topics as epidemiology, HPV vaccination, screening and treatment, and prevention and control. BT - Cervical Cancer SP - Ch. 9 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.99907 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.99907 SN - 978-1-78985-346-9 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-23 ER -