Women's desired information about human papillomavirus

Conclusions about human papillomavirus-related malignancies.

Although cancer death rates and overall cancer incidence in the United States have recently declined, human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers of the oropharynx and anus have the ominous distinction of increasing in incidence. The article by Skinner et al therefore addresses an important topic — what is the relationship between multiple HPV-related malignancies in a single individual? This...

Lesbian women and knowledge about human papillomavirus.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore the association between lesbians' knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) cancer risk with age, education, and openness with a woman's healthcare provider; and to explore the relationship between lesbians' knowledge of female-to-female HPV transmission with age, education, and openness with one's physician. DESIGN A descriptive correlational survey. SETTING Sur...

Knowledge about human papillomavirus and the human papillomavirus vaccine in Belgian students

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge of Belgian university students about the human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV-vaccination. MATERIAL AND METHODS During a period of two months we administered an online questionnaire, which contained 29 questions, to 3332 students of the Free University of Brussels. Of the 433 completed questionnaires, 346 were included by age (18-3...

Human papillomavirus: HPV information for clinicians.

Molecular Epidemiology of Human Papillomavirus in Pterygium

Abstract Background and Objective: Ophthalmic pterygium is a potentially vision-threatening lesion of unknown etiology that often extends on the corneal surface and has a worldwide distribution. Despite various studies, the pathogenesis of pterygium remains unclear and the involvement of human papillomavirus is controversial. We aimed to investigate the involvement of papillomavirus in pte...