ABSTRACT

This compact, illustrated handbook is a concise but comprehensive resource that introduces medical students, general medical practitioners and gynecologists to the significance of the human papillomaviruses in the etiology of cervical cancer. All chapters are fully referenced and written by experts in the field and review virus structure, the epidemiology of HPV, the latest advances in HPV vaccination, and new markers for cervical disease.

The Human Papillomavirus. Human Papillomavirus and Genital Warts: Relationship and Management. Understanding the Origin of Cervical Cancer. Viral Treatment and Prophylactic Vaccination Strategies. Molecular Markers in Cervical Dyskaryosis