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HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccines for Cervical Cancer
    Posted: 06/08/2006    Updated: 11/07/2007
Related Pages
Cancer Stat Fact Sheet: Cancer of the Cervix Uteri 1
Overview of frequently requested cancer statistics such as incidence, mortality, and survival rates.
NCI-supported Research about HPV and Cervical Cancer

Recent Studies Regarding HPV and Cervical Cancer 2
ALTS and Portland Kaiser Permanente studies allowed researchers to examine whether testing for specific human papillomavirus (HPV) types -- HPV16 and HPV18 -- was more effective at predicting risk for precancerous conditions or cervical cancer than testing for a broad pool of cancer-causing, or oncogenic, HPV types. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 3.91.

Cervical Cancer and Other HPV-Related Studies 3
Descriptions of research projects about HPV infection and cervical neoplasia that are supported by NCI's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.

Health Disparities - Cervical Cancer and HPV Research 4
Research studies supported by NCI's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics with a focus on cervical cancer and HPV in underserved populations.

HPV E7 Vaccine 5
Information from NCI's Developmental Therapeutics Program about ongoing research in the development of HPV vaccines.

Behavioral Studies Regarding HPV and Cervical Cancer 6
Research studies supported by NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Behavioral Research Program, with a focus on HPV and cervical cancer.

Epidemiology Studies Regarding HPV and Cervical Cancer 7
Research studies supported by NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, with a focus on HPV and cervical cancer.

Clinical Trials to Prevent Cervical Cancer 8
List of open/active clinical trials investigating ways to prevent cervical cancer, or to prevent a recurrence or progression of cervical cancer, from NCI's clinical trials registry.



Table of Links

1http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/cervix.html
2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/hpv-cervical
3http://dceg.cancer.gov/hreb/research/cervical-hpv
4http://dceg.cancer.gov/research/healthdisparities/cervical
5http://dtp.nci.nih.gov/timeline/noflash/success_stories/S11_E7_vaccine.htm
6http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/acsrb/cervical_cancer.html
7http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/acsrb/epi_cerv_cancer.html
8http://www.cancer.gov/search/ResultsClinicalTrials.aspx?protocolsearchid=2338590