作者: Keerti V. Shah
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199711063371911
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摘要: Squamous-cell carcinoma of the cervix (cervical cancer) has long been known to have all epidemiologic characteristics a sexually transmitted infectious disease. Annually, there are about 500,000 new cases cervical cancer worldwide, and most these in nations with few resources. It is now established that caused by infection genital tract one dozen human papillomaviruses (HPVs).1 Cervical may well be first major neoplasm for which we identified single, necessary etiologic factor. Both laboratory studies support this conclusion. In . . .