Carcinogenicity of human papillomaviruses
Carcinogenicity of human papillomaviruses
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DOI:
10.1016/s1470-2045(05)70086-3
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发表时间:
2005-04-01
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影响因子:
51.1
通讯作者:
El Ghissassi, F
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作者:
Cogliano, V;Baan, R;El Ghissassi, F
In February, 2005, 25 scientists from 13 countries (panel) met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC; Lyon, France) to reassess the carcinogenicity of human papillomaviruses. 1 Persistent infection with a carcinogenic human papillomavirus is found in virtually all cases of cervical cancer—the second most common cancer in women worldwide, with almost 471000 new cases and 233 000 deaths in 2000. 2 About 80% of cases occur in developing countries that do not have adequate screening programmes.Human papillomaviruses infect human mucosal and cutaneous tissues. The prevalence of genital human papillomavirus infection varies between countries (1–40% in women). Although most infections resolve within 2 years, persistent genital human papillomavirus infection can lead to cancer, including cervical cancer. Infection with human papillomavirus is reliably recorded by use of assays that detect viral DNA. Studies have associated specific types of human papillomavirus with cervical cancer or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia stage 3 (CIN3), a precursor to invasive cervical cancer. Prophylactic vaccination against human papillomavirus infection might be realised shortly. A more distant goal is to develop therapeutic vaccines as adjuvant treatment for infections or cancers associated with human papillomavirus.