title: [Human papillomavirus and the risk of anogenital cancer].
abstract: Strong evidence suggests that virtually all cases of cervical cancer are caused by infection with oncognenic types of human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is also found frequently in neighbouring anogenital epithelia and their neoplastic lesions. This review describes the general aspects of the natural history of anogenital HPV infections and summarises the evidence for an association between HPV and cancers of the uterine cervix, vulva, anus and penis.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling for Epidemiologisk Forskning, Center for Epidemiologisk Grundforskning, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 København S. mme@ssi.dk
authors.forename: Mads
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melbye
authors.forename: Edith Ingerslev
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Svare
authors.forename: Susanne Krüger
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kjaer
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frisch
mesh_terms: D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*