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Cervical Cancer
Reports describe recent advances in cervical cancer research
November 24th, 2005
Data on cervical cancer are outlined in reports from rtsimoes@rge, Portugal and Japan. Study 1: The role of polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor in cervical cancer was recently examined. According to a study from Brazil, "Infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) is considered to be the major risk factor for cervical cancer. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a pluripotent cytokine that plays an important role in inhibiting the action of microbial agents, and TNF microsatellite polymorphisms have been associated with several diseases, including cancer and viral infections." The study by R. T. Simoes and colleagues...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-24)
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