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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Oliveira CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7176116 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20200422 4
Cervical cancer is a significant public health problem, especially in low- and middle-income countries, where women have little access to cervical cancer screening; consequently 80% of cervical cancer related mortality occurs in these regions. The development of screening methods that need less infrastructure thus represents an urgent medical need. The study aims to compare the detection rates of high-risk human papillomavirus 16 and 18 E6 oncoprotein in urine, vaginal self-collected, and cervic ...[more]