Vaccines for the prevention of cervical cancer / edited by Peter L. Stern and Henry C. Kitchener.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stern, Peter L.

Kitchener, Henry C.

Series:

Oxford oncology library.

Oxford oncology library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cervix uteri--Cancer--Prevention.

Cervix uteri.

Cancer vaccines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer found in women and it is responsible for more than a quarter of a million deaths worldwide each year. With approximately 70% of cervical cancers now known to be caused by two types of the human papilloma virus (HPV), there is great interest surrounding the approval of the first preventative vaccines for clinical use. Despite this excitement, many questions remain about how the new vaccines should best be implemented and how cervical cancer screening will change following vaccination.Part of the Oxford Oncology Library series, this practice

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; Glossary; Part 1-Prevention and current treatment; 1 The UK cervical screening programme; 2 Management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN); Part 2-HPV and disease; 3 Role of HPV in cervical carcinogenesis; 4 HPV and genital cancer: the essential epidemiology; 5 The role of HPV testing in cervical screening; Part 3-Immune control of HPV infection in cervical neoplasia; 6 Natural immune control of HPV infection; 7 Prophylactic HPV vaccines: pre-clinical and proof of principle studies; 8 Prophylactic HPV vaccination: current status

9 Introduction of HPV prophylactic vaccination Part 4-Challenges and future developments; 10 HPV vaccination in the developing world; 11 Screening post vaccination; 12 Second-generation HPV prophylactic vaccines; 13 Therapeutic HPV vaccines; 14 Conclusion; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-174006-3

0-19-960718-4

1-283-58126-4

9786613893710

0-19-157545-3

OCLC:

801363650