MICROBIO 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Genital Wart, Restriction Point, Dysplasia

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Microbiology
• Course: MICROBIO 160
• Professor: Wilmore Welby

Document Summary

Estimated number of cases and incidences of cervical cancer. Most common in the developing parts of the world. Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women in 45 countries of the world, and kills more women than any other form of cancer in 55 countries. Worldwide, 266,000 women die of cervical cancer each year. Of these 266,000, 9/10 lived and died in low-to-middle-income countries. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women living. Hpv not only causes cervical cancer, but it can also cause other types of cancer. Nearly 80 million people in the us--1 in every 4 people--are infected with at least one strain of hpv. Incidence and mortality of cervical cancer, united states. There is a disparity between races there is more prevalence of cervical cancer among. But the mortality rate is high amongst all races (higher than incidences).