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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs, No. 31, 29-34, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press

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Chapter 4: Genital Tract Infections, Cervical Inflammation, and Antioxidant Nutrients—Assessing Their Roles as Human Papillomavirus Cofactors

Philip E. Castle, Anna R. Giuliano

Affiliations of authors: P. E. Castle, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD; A. R. Giuliano, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Correspondence to: Philip E. Castle, Ph.D., MPH, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rm. 7074, EPS MSC 7234, Bethesda, MD 20892-7234 (e-mail: castlep{at}mail.nih.gov).

Cervical infections by approximately 15 human papillomavirus (HPV) types are the necessary cause of cervical cancer and its immediate precursor lesions. However, oncogenic HPV infections are usually benign and usually resolve within 1–2 years. A few of these infections persist and progress to cervical precancer and cancer. A number of cervical factors, such as infection by sexually transmitted pathogens other than HPV, cervical inflammation, and antioxidant nutrients, may influence the natural history of HPV infection along the pathways of persistence and progression or resolution. We examine the possible roles of these HPV cofactors in cervical carcinogenesis and discuss new methodologies that may enable researchers to measure relevant markers of the cervical microenvironment in which these cofactors may be active.


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