Year: 2010
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Cervical cancer is a worldwide public health problem with in excess of 370,000 cases being reported each year. It is the leading cause of death from cancer among women in the developing world where 80% of cases occur. Human papilloma virus (HPV) has been identified as the main causative factor linked with the development and progression of cancer of the cervix, although other factors are known to exist and include genital warts, consenting to sex at an early age, smoking, long term use of contraceptive pills and multiple sexual partners.
Author: Jason Robert Sutherland
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Medical Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W835031756