1st Edition

The Health Professional's HPV Handbook Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer

Edited By Walter Prendiville, Philip Davies Copyright 2006
    96 Pages 10 Color Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    96 Pages
    by CRC Press

    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. The content 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

    Biography

    Professor Walter Prendiville is based at Coombe Women’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

    Dr Philip Davies is based at European Consortium for Cervical Cancer Education, London, UK.