Human Papillomavirus Type 18: Association With Poor Prognosis in Early Stage Cervical Cancer

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BACKGROUND: Cervical carcinoma is a leading cause of mortality from cancer among women worldwide, accounting for approximately 160,000 deaths annually. Prognosis in patients with this disease is dependent on several well-established clinical features (stage of disease and age of patient) and pathologic features (lymph node status, grade of tumor, and depth of invasion). Although the features associated with poor...

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