Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

In sub-Saharan Africa, cancer can be an infectious disease

In 1963, Irish surgeon Denis Parson Burkitt airmailed samples of an unusual jaw tumor found in Ugandan children to his colleague, Anthony Epstein, at Middlesex Hospital in London. Epstein, an expert in chicken viruses and ...

Oncology & Cancer

Cervical peeling as a treatment for precancerous conditions

Researchers at the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital have developed a new treatment for the pre-stages of cervical cancer, caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. The ...

Oncology & Cancer

Discovery contributes to future treatment of cervical cancer

A team of scientists from Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has uncovered new molecular interactions involved in the development of cervical cancer. Proteins ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

HPV infection of placentas linked to pregnancy complications

In a landmark study, University of Otago researchers have found that human papilloma virus (HPV) can infect the placenta and is linked to several pregnancy complications, including the potentially fatal disorder pre-eclampsia.

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