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Cervix cancer : generalities
• 500,000 new cervical cancer cases each year
• 80% of the new cases in developing countries
• 3rd most common cause of female cancer mortality
• 274,000 deaths each year
• Human papillomavirus is responsible for virtually al
cases of cervical cancer
• HPV-16 and -18 = the most prevalent of the
oncogenic types