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Cancer Screening
Season, sun, and sex related to incidence of cervical cancer
September 22nd, 2005
Season, sun, and sex were correlated to incidence of cervical cancer. According to a study from the United States, "Sunlight's UV B component, a known cellular immunosuppressant, carcinogen, and activator of viral infections, is generally seasonally available. Venereal human papillomavirus (HPV) transmission, at least in part, causes cervical cancer." "We have previously inspected the monthly rates of venereal HPV infection and sunlight fluency in Southern Holland over 16 consecutive years. Both peak in August with at least 2-fold seasonality. The amount of available sunlight and the rate of Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screen-detected HPV are positively...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-22)
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