Human papillomavirus and HPV vaccines: a review

• Main Authors: FT Cutts (Author), S Franceschi (Author), S Goldie (Author), X Castellsague (Author), S de Sanjose (Author), G Garnett (Author), WJ Edmunds (Author), P Claeys (Author), KL Goldenthal (Author), DM Harper (Author), L Markowitz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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Cervical cancer, the most common cancer affecting women in developing countries, is caused by persistent infection with "high-risk" genotypes of human papillomaviruses (HPV). The most common oncogenic HPV genotypes are 16 and 18, causing approximately 70% of all cervical cancers. Types 6 a...