Browsing Doktorgradsavhandlinger (Helsefak) by Author "Roik, Elena Evgenievna"
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Epidemiology of cervical cancer and high risk of HPV infection with a focus on Arkhangelsk City and County, Northwest Russia
Roik, Elena Evgenievna (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-01-25)Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide. It is also known as important risk factor for cervical cancer. Generally speaking, finding any cancer at an early stage is often believed to be the most important factor for longer survival. However, age at diagnosis, residence (i.e., accessibility to health care) and cell type of the tumor (less or ...