Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer. In a conversation we had with RIAMO about this issue, knowledgeable obstetrician-gynecologist, oncologist of the highest category “SM-Clinic” Dmitry Subbotin. According to him, cancer causes HPV type 16 in half of the cases, type 18 in 14%, and less frequently types 45 and 15.
“The aggressiveness of HPV types 16 and 18 appears to be related to their ability to integrate into the genome of cervical epithelial cells. Simply put, some kind of association or affinity with native-type cervical cell DNA,” Subbotin explained.
According to the doctor, cervical cancer is most common in women between the ages of 35 and 55. The doctor concluded that 20 percent of cases occur in patients over the age of 65, and that the disease is rare at a young age.
Scientists from Randers District Hospital in 2023 to solveIn women over 65 who have never been tested for high-risk HPV, virus screening may improve cervical cancer prevention by detecting precancerous lesions.
Former head of the Center for Gynecology and IVF, obstetrician-gynecologist Mikhail Gavrilov declaration In an interview with the Public News Service, she said the state should take care of single mothers to avoid a demographic gap.