Hazar N, Mousavi S A, Hosseini S. Recommendations on Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination to Reduce the Incidence of Cervical Cancer: Yes or no in the Current Situation. Iranian Journal of Blood and Cancer 2021; 13 (3) :102-104
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http://ijbc.ir/article-1-1151-en.html
1- Health Monitoring Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2- Infectious diseases research center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
3- Center for Healthcare Data Modeling, Departments of biostatistics and Epidemiology ,School of public health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran , saeed.hosseini2014@gmail.com
Abstract: (2085 Views)
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in women all over the world.1, 2 Ninety-five percent of cervical cancers occur as a result of persistent infection of the lower genital tract with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).3 Two HPV types-16 and 18-are responsible for 71% of cervical cancer cases. There are some ways to prevent this highly contagious virus and we want to present some of them.
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Adults Hematology & Oncology Received: 2021/07/4 | Accepted: 2021/09/22 | Published: 2022/02/13