Vaccines for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer (Oxford American Oncology Library) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199543453 ISBN 13: 9780199543458

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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 known to be caused by two types of the human pailloma virus (HPV), there is great interest surrounding the approval of the first preventative vaccines for clinical use. Despite this excitement, many questions remain about how the new vaccines should best be implemented and how cervical cnancer screening will change following vaccination.

Part of the Oxford Oncology Library series, this practical handbook provides an overview of the role of HPV in the pathology of cervical cancer and its current screening and management, the principles of immune control of HPV infection in cervical cancer, and the challenges of implementing HPV vaccines and future developments.

About this title

About the Author

Peter L. Stern is Professor of Immunology at the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, at the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Henry C. Kitchener is Professor of Gynaecological Oncology at St Mary's Hospital at the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199543453
• ISBN 13: 9780199543458
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Stern Peter L., Kitchener Henry C.