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Cervical Cancer
Reports from University of Minnesota add new data to research in cervical cancer
May 7th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "The purpose of this study was to report type-specific prevalence and persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in women who underwent cytologic screening. We examined HPV prevalence in 73,371 women who had type-specific HPV testing in 1 of 23 clinical laboratories in the United States." "Persistence was evaluated in 963 women who were tested within 8-16 months of their index test. HPV was detected in 31% of the women, and high-risk HPV was detected in 23% of the women. HPV-16, -53, -52, and -31 were the most prevalent types. Of the 953 women with 2 tests, 39% of the women had persistent HPV infection. High-risk HPV...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-07)
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