Causes of Cervical Cancer in the Philippines: a Case-Control Study

1998184 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Cora Ngelange · Institut Català d'Oncologia

Nubia Muñóz · Institute of Cancer Research

F. Xavier Bosch · Institut Català d'Oncologia

Mario Festin · Philippine General Hospital

Judith Deacon · University of the Philippines Manila

Marcel V. Jacobs · Institut Català d'Oncologia

M. Santamaria

Abstract

As has been shown for squamous cell carcinoma, HPV is the central cause of adenocarcinoma/adenosquamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix. The observed associations of less prevalent HPV types with cervical cancer have important implications for cervical cancer prevention strategies.

Topics & Keywords

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Genital Health and Disease

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 90, Issue 1, pp. 43-49

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.1.43

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