| the viral origin of cervical cancer in rabat, morocco. | in northern africa, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women. the diagnosis is usually made in advanced stages, and mortality is high, yet few studies have investigated the role of human papillomavirus (hpv) and other risk factors in the etiology of cervical cancer. a hospital-based case-control study was completed at the institut national d'oncologie (ino) in rabat, morocco. the study included 214 cases of invasive cervical cancer and 203 controls. a structured questionnaire ... | 1998 | 9466654 |
| molecular detection of human papillomavirus in 594 uterine cervix samples from moroccan women (147 biopsies and 447 swabs). | uterine cervix cancer is the second most frequent female cancer after breast cancer in morocco and represents a public health problem. cervical cancer is highly linked to human papillomavirus (hpv) especially types 16 and 18 which are the highly oncogenic genotypes. to identify the contribution of hpv testing in the prevention of cervical cancer in morocco, 147 biopsies collected at the institut national d'oncologie and 447 swabs from pathology laboratories and gynaecologist offices in rabat wer ... | 2003 | 12878093 |
| prevalence of human papillomavirus genotype among moroccan women during a local screening program. | many studies have indicated a causal relationship between genital human papillomavirus (hpv) infections and cervical cancer. this study aimed to determine the prevalence and genotypes of six high-risk oncogenic human papillomaviruses in cervical lesions from moroccan women with normal and abnormal cytology. | 2010 | 21252451 |