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UNINA9910452566103321 |
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Titolo |
Vaccines for the prevention of cervical cancer [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Peter L. Stern and Henry C. Kitchener |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-174006-3 |
0-19-960718-4 |
1-283-58126-4 |
9786613893710 |
0-19-157545-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (170 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SternPeter L |
KitchenerHenry C |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cervix uteri - Cancer - Prevention |
Cancer vaccines |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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