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- Title
Effect of oral contraceptives on risk of cervical cancer in women with human papillomavirus infection: the IARC multicentric case-control study.
- Authors
Moreno, Victor; Bosch, F Xavier; Muñoz, Nubia; Meijer, Chris J L M; Shah, Keerti V; Walboomers, Jan M M; Herrero, Rolando; Franceschi, Silvia; International Agency for Research on Cancer. Multicentric Cervical Cancer Study Group
- Abstract
Use of oral contraceptives could increase risk of cervical cancer; however the effect of human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer, is not usually taken into account. We aimed to assess how use of oral contraceptives affected risk of cervical cancer in women who tested positive for HPV DNA.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2002, Vol 359, Issue 9312, p1085
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(02)08150-3