Includes bibliographical references (leaves 211-264). / Cervical cancer is a worldwide public health problem with in excess of 370,000 cases being reported each year. It is the leading cause of death from cancer among women in the developing world where 80% of cases occur. Human papilloma virus (HPV) has been identified as the main causative factor linked with the development and progression of cancer of the cervix, although other factors are known to exist and include genital warts, consenting to sex at an early age, smoking, long term use of contraceptive pills and multiple sexual partners.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/10617 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Sutherland, Jason Robert |
| Contributors | Katz, Arieh, Jabbour, Henry |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Medical Biochemistry |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Thesis, Doctoral, PhD |
| Format | application/pdf |
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