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Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer in Northeastern Thailand: Detailed Analyses of Sexual and Smoking Behavior
- Source :
- Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 13:5489-5495
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2012.
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Abstract
- Cervical cancer is a serious public health problem in Thailand. We investigated possible risk factors for cervical cancer including HPV infection, p53 polymorphism, smoking and reproductive history among women in Northeast Thailand using a case control study with 177 cases and age-matched controls. Among the HPV carriers, a significantly increased risk for cervical cancer with an OR of 36.97 (p
- Subjects :
- Adult
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty
Epidemiology
Sexual Behavior
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Risk Factors
medicine
Carcinoma
Humans
Papillomaviridae
Reproductive History
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Gynecology
Cervical cancer
Sexual exposure
business.industry
Public health
Papillomavirus Infections
Smoking
Age Factors
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
HPV infection
Case-control study
DNA
Middle Aged
Thailand
medicine.disease
Sexual intercourse
Oncology
Case-Control Studies
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Menarche
Female
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15137368
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4489d6d5c5aacee8e3811e0faab19fe4