• DOI:10.1586/era.12.159
Corpus ID: 26312718

Immunosuppression and risk of cervical cancer

@article{Dugu2013ImmunosuppressionAR,
  title={Immunosuppression and risk of cervical cancer},
  author={Pierre-Antoine Dugu{\'e} and M. Rebolj and P. Garred and E. Lynge},
  journal={Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy},
  year={2013},
  volume={13},
  pages={29 - 42}
}

• Pierre-Antoine Dugué, M. Rebolj, +1 author E. Lynge
• Published 2013
• Medicine
• Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy

A markedly increased risk of cervical cancer is known in women immunosuppressed due to AIDS or therapy following organ transplantation. The aim of this review is to determine the association between other conditions affecting the immune system and the risk of cervical cancer. Patients with end-stage renal disease seem to be at an increased risk of cervical cancer. A higher risk of cervical precancerous lesions was found in patients with some autoimmune diseases; particularly if treated with… Expand

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