Infection with humanpapillomavirus (HPV) is linked to an increased likelihood of cervical lesions in women, finds a study in this week's BMJ. The study, which involved over 10,000 women, found ...

More information: Untreated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 and subsequent risk of cervical cancer: population based cohort study, The BMJ (2023). DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2023-075925 ...

Source Reference: Eerkens AL, et al "Vvax001, a therapeutic vaccine for patients with HPV16-positive high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a phase II trial" Clin Cancer Res 2025; DOI: 10. ...

Actively monitoring abnormal cells (lesions) that line the cervix rather than removing them straight away is associated with an increased long term risk of cervical cancer, suggests a study ...

Several reasons could be at the root of these high-risk cases, she said. Certain types of HPV, such as HPV 16 and HPV 18, are more likely to turn cervical cells precancerous, Eckert said.

Oncology/Hematology > Cervical Cancer HPV Testing Outperforms Pap Smear for Detecting Cervical Cancer Precursor Lesions — Rates of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia at 8 years similar to 3-year ...

Among women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2), vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) before age 20 is associated with lower odds of progression. "These findings ...

The cumulative risk of cervical cancer was similar across the two groups during the two-year active surveillance period (0.56% in the active surveillance group and 0.37% in the LLETZ group).

Combining high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV)–based screening with cytologic triage detected two times more cases of grade 2+ cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2+) than cytology alone ...