Male Sexual Behavior and Human Papillomavirus DNA: Key Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer in Spain

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Authors

F. Xavier Bosch · Ajuntament de L’Hospitalet

Xavier Castellsagué · Institut Català d'Oncologia

N. Munoz · Centre international de recherche sur le cancer

Sílvia de Sanjosé · Institut Català d'Oncologia

A. M. Ghaffari · Johns Hopkins University

Luis C. González · Junta de Castilla y León

M Gili ·

Abstract

Men who report multiple sexual partners or who are carriers of HPV DNA may be vectors of high-risk HPV types and may place their wives at high risk of developing cervical cancer. Prostitutes are an important reservoir of high-risk HPVs.

Topics & Keywords

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 88, Issue 15, pp. 1060-1067

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.15.1060

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