Human Papillomavirus HPV infection is accepted as the cause of cervical cancer Besides HPV infection is a growing health problem Prophylactic HPV vaccines immunologically block the virus by increasing the neutralizing antibodies in cervical secretions These vaccines aim to stop the development of cervical preinvasive lesions and cervical cancer The prospective studies proved that these vaccines were well tolerated; highly immunogenic resulting in high antibody titers decreasing persistent HPV infections and HPV related cervical disease It can be postulated that vaccination against HPV will be superior to current protection strategies Turk Arch Ped 2008; 43: 1 8 Key words: Cervical cancer HPV infection
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | When the Turkish word exists |
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Publication Date | March 1, 2008 |
Published in Issue | Year 2008 Volume: 43 Issue: 1 |