A Comparison of the Natural History of HPV Infection and Cervical Abnormalities among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women in Senegal, Africa

Conclusions: Adverse HIV effects persist throughout HPV natural history stages.
Impact: In the limited-resource setting of sub-Saharan Africa where cervical cancer screening is not widely available, the high-risk population of HIV-positive women may be ideal for targeted screening. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(6); 886–94. ©2017 AACR.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - May 31, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Whitham, H. K., Hawes, S. E., Chu, H., Oakes, J. M., Lifson, A. R., Kiviat, N. B., Sow, P. S., Gottlieb, G. S., Ba, S., Sy, M. P., Kulasingam, S. L. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research