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[Epidemiology and risk factors for cancer of the uterus].
La Revue du praticien - 1 Jun 2014
Bonneau Claire, Perrin Morgane, Koskas Martin, Genin Anne-Sophie, Rouzier Roman
Abstract excerpt
Cancers of the uterus correspond to cervical cancers and uterine corpus cancers. Cervical cancer is common among young women, especially in immunocompromised populations. Its carcinogenesis is induced by the human papilloma virus (HPV). All factors promoting the HPV contamination and/or limiting the clearance of HPV or promoting its progression are risk factors for cervical cancer: sex at an early age, multiple...
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