The role of steroid contraceptive hormones in the pathogenesis of invasive cervical cancer: a review.
Invasive cervical cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, especially among women in the developing world where screening is either deficient or absent. Of all agents linked to the causation of this disease, high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to be the strongest factor. H...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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