Open AccessPAPILLOMAVIRAL CARCINOGENESIS. SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND SPECIFIC CHALLENGES. PART 3. THREE LEVELS OF CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
Author(s) -
Г. М. Волгарева
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
rossijskij bioterapevtičeskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1726-9792
pISSN - 1726-9784
DOI - 10.17650/1726-9784-2020-19-3-6-11
Subject(s) - cervical cancer , medicine , carcinogenesis , cancer , disease , vaccination , hpv vaccines , cancer prevention , oncology , gynecology , immunology , hpv infection
Efficient prophylactic vaccines have been developed to prevent cervical cancer, a frequent female oncological disease caused by carcinogenic human papillomaviruses. World Health Organization worked out the program for prophylaxis of cervical cancer and control of the disease. It includes preventive adolescent vaccinations, screening of precancerous cervical lesions in women as well as cervical cancer treatment if originated. Cervical cancer diagnostics is being improved, development of therapeutic human papillomaviruses vaccines is in progress. The review deals with major achievements and certain challenges in the field of cervical cancer prevention. Part I see: Volgareva G.M. Papillomaviral carcinogenesis. Major achievements and certain challenges. Part I. General notions of papillomaviruses. Human papillomavirusesassociated cancers. Russian Journal of Biotherapy 2020;19(1):6–12. Part 2 see: Volgareva G.M. Papillomaviral carcinogenesis. Major achievements and certain challenges. Part 2. HPV-associated cancers in Russia. Preventive HPV vaccines. Russian Journal of Biotherapy 2020;19(2):31–8.