introduction : cervical screening has decreased the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer worldwide. due to a low incidence rate of cervical cancer in iran and several middle eastern countries, an opportunistic screening is available for women in this region. we aimed to design and validate a questionnaire about knowledge, attitude, and practice (kap) for cervical cancer and cervical scree...

Trauma patients are at high risk of cervical and associated injuries. The standard protocol includes immobilization of the cervical spine in a polytrauma as it will help to prevent spinal injuries in the prehospital settings. Hard cervical collar (or alternatives) is routinely used until the cervical spine clearance is obtained . In patients with traumatic brain injury avoiding any kind of mane...

background and objectives : human papillomavirus (hpv) infection is a major risk factor for adenocarcinoma of the cervix. the high-risk types of the virus such as hpv16 and hpv18, which possess the e6 and e7 oncogenes, are responsible for approximately 50% of all cervical cancers. a rapid, sensitive and specific test has been proposed for detection of hpv to improve cervical cancer screening pr...

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traumatic injuries are leading causes of spinal cord damage. the purpose of this study was to evaluate whether wrestling induced cervical spondylosis amongst professional wrestlers or not. to test this assumption, two groups of athletes, 72 wrestlers versus 76 non-wrestlers 15-55 years of age were studied. radiographic findings and clinical assessment were compared in both groups. significant d...

conclusions this study describes robust information on the distribution of hpv genotypes among iranian women with and without cervical lesions. the present data may be of importance for designing future public health strategies, including hpv vaccination programs. results in total, hpv infection was detected in 45.4% of the cases. the most common high-risk hpv (hr-hpv) genotype was hpv-16 (32.8...

introduction: cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and the role of human papillomavirus (hpv) has been proved in its etiology. the currentley available l1-capsid-protein-based vaccine is highly immunogenic and very high titers of serum antibodies can be obtained by its injection, but unfortunately it is restricted to only a few hpv genotypes and is relatively expe...

abstract background : the purpose of this study is to evaluate anterior cervical discectomy. materials and methods : this retrospective study was conducted on 43 patients underwent surgery through standard smith-robison technique with fusion. postoperative follow-up period was 24 months. clinical assessment was done through odom criteria, neck disability index and vas for neck pain. results : a...