Article
Prevalence of human papillomavirus types in invasive cervical cancers from 7 US cancer registries before vaccine introduction.
Journal of lower genital tract disease - 1 Apr 2014
Hopenhayn Claudia, Christian Amy, Christian Warren Jay, Watson Meg, Unger Elizabeth R, Lynch Charles F, Peters Edward S, Wilkinson Edward J, Huang Youjie, Copeland Glenn, Cozen Wendy, Saber Maria Sibug, Goodman Marc T, Hernandez Brenda Y, Steinau Martin, Lyu Christopher, Tucker Thomas T, Saraiya Mona
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We conducted a baseline study of human papillomavirus (HPV) type prevalence in invasive cervical cancers (ICCs) using data from 7 cancer registries (CRs) in the United States. Cases were diagnosed between 1994 and 2005 before the implementation of the HPV vaccines. MATERIALS AND METHOD...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Female
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Epidemiology
