Cervical cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among women, and it arises from cells that originate in the cervix uteri. Among several causes of cervical malignancies, infection with some types of human papilloma virus (HPV) is well known to be the greatest cervical cancer risk factor. Over 150 subtypes of HPV have been identified; more than 40 types of HPVs are typically transmitted throu...

Cervical cancer lesions represent a major threat to the health of the women worldwide. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for 99.7% of cervical cancer cases, the infectious etiology giving the possibility of preventing cervical cancer by vaccination. The most aggressive HPV types are 16 and 18, which cause about 70% of cases of invasive cancer. The vaccination is recommended to the girls...

Human papilloma virus inoculation: why only girls? L.Z.G. Touyz bds msc(dent) mdent(perio and Oral med) REFERENCES 1. Teenagers with grown-up diseases [editorial]. Lancet 2008; 371:960. 2. Donovan B. Sexually transmissible infections other than hiv. Human papillomavirus (hpv)–related oropharyngeal nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma: characterization of a distinct phenotype. Human papilloma...

I fully agree with the views expressed by the authors [1] as far as the role of HPV vaccine in prevention of cervical cancer is concerned. I also agree that the vaccine is safe, devoid of any serious side effects, ethical, and socially desirable. But will it be legally safe to use this vaccine? When the authors have themselves agreed that suspending clinical trial while allowing clinical use is...

One of the most well studied biomarkers of HNSCC is human papilloma virus integration in oropharyngeal squamous cell cancers. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a ~ 7.9-kb, nonenveloped, double-stranded, circular DNA virus that has been implicated in a variety of anogenital and aerodigestive diseases, ranging from common warts to laryngeal papilloma to cervical cancer. Currently, sequences for over ...

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is becoming a menace worldwide, especially to the developing world, due to its involvement in a variety of malignancies, with cervical cancer being the most important and prevalent. There are many HPV types; HPV 16/18 are the most carcinogenic but few others are also characterized as high-risk (HR). They can cause a variety of low- or high-grade cellular abnormalitie...

Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis-like skin eruption is a rare syndrome that usually occurs in patients with immunodeficiency, predisposing them to infections with human papilloma β virus (HPV). We report here an HIV patient presenting with this syndrome.