Cervical cancer in Poland and in the world--in the light of incidence and mortality data
Nowakowski, A.M.; Kotarski, J.
Przeglad Epidemiologiczny 65(1): 75-79
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-2100 PMID: 21735841 Document Number: 655234
Cancer of the cervix uteri is a substantial problem of public health in Poland and some countries in the world. It develops within precancerous lesions of the cervix caused by oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types. Epidemiology of precancerous cervical lesions and cervical cancer in Poland, Europe and selected countries in the world as well as 5-year survival rate of women diagnosed with cervical cancer is discussed.