Reproductive health literacy scale: a tool to measure the effectiveness of health literacy training by Maha Rauf, Zahra Goliaei, Lana Machta, Jenny Chang, Heike Thiel de Bocanegra

“…The identified items were collected and adapted as a single scale with three domains: (a) general health literacy, measured with HLS-EU-Q6, (b) digital health literacy, measured with eHEALS, and (c) reproductive health literacy, measured through a composite of the Cervical Cancer Literacy Assessment Tool (C-CLAT) and the Refugee Reproductive Health Network (ReproNet) postpartum literacy scale. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of human papillomavirus testing on self-collected samples among women referred for colposcopy by ChunX Yan, Jiong Ma, Xia Zheng, Jing Shu, XiaoJ Wang, XiaoY Chen, Feng Gao, XiaoQ Li, ShanQ M, LongM Huang, XiaoT Yu, XueJ Chen

“…It may be an alternative option for cervical cancer screening. Additional studies are still required to substantiate this issue.…”
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Factores que afectan la oportunidad de la prueba citológica. Consultorio 3 Policlínico Antonio Maceo, 2017-2019 by Yendry Guilermo Ojeda González, Richard Garib Hernández, Irmary Riverón Proenza, Carmen Paula Rodríguez Jiménez, Gisela Eduarda Feria Díaz, Miguel Antonio Delgado Fernández

“…Palabras clave: neoplasia intraepitelial cervical, cáncer de cuello uterino, intervención educativa, coeficiente de correlación…”
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Multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled trial to evaluate hexaminolevulinate photodynamic therapy (Cevira) as a novel treatment in patients with high-grade squamous intraep... by Fei Chen, Jinghe Lang, Peter Hillemanns, Youzhong Zhang, Zoltán Novák, Long Sui, Ling Han, Christian Dannecker, Ctirad Mokráš, Zhixue You

“…Introduction High-risk human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. …”
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Piloting of a Screen-Triage-Treat Surgical Approach Model for Management of Anal Cancer in Liberia by Christopher W. Reynolds, Whitney Lieb, Andrea Schecter, Michael M Gaisa, Stephen K. McGill, Evans L. Adofo, Ann Marie Beddoe

“…Screen-triage-treat models for cancerous lesions have been successful in reducing cervical cancer mortality, but the feasibility of this approach has not been studied for anal cancers in a low-resource context. …”
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Black Trumpet, Craterellus cornucopioides (L.) Pers.: Culinary Mushroom with Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitory and Cytotoxic Activity by Jelena Radović, Aleksandra Leković, Ana Tačić, Margarita Dodevska, Tatjana Stanojković, Tijana Marinković, Čedomir Jelić, Tatjana Kundakovic-Vasović

“…Cyclohexane and dichloromethane extracts expressed significant cytotoxic activity against selected cell lines, human epithelial cervical cancer cells (HeLa), adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cells (A549), colorectal cancer cells (LS174) and normal MRC-5 human embryonic lung fibroblast cells (IC50 of 78.3–155.6 μg/mL). …”
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Design and development of novel 1,2,3-triazole chalcone derivatives as potential anti-osteosarcoma agents via inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling pathway by Su Qing, Xu Baolin, Tian Zhoubin, Gong Ziling

“…The three most active compounds: 4e (N-(4-(3-(1-(4-bromophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)acryloyl)phenyl)-4-nitrobenzamide), 4f (N-(4-(3-(1-(4-bromophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)acryloyl)phenyl)-4-chlorobenzamide) and 4g (4-bromo-N-(4-(3-(1-(4-bromophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)acryloyl)phenyl)benzamide), were evaluated for anticancer activity against human OS cancer cell line (MG-63), liver cancer cell line (HepG2), lung cancer cell line (A549) and cervical cancer (HeLa), using MTT assay. Among the tested series, compound 4e showed a better inhibitory profile than gedatolisib against PI3K and was approximately comparable to that of gedatolisib against mTOR. …”
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Application of organoids in drug screening of gynecological malignant tumors by JIANG Yuanyuan, WEI Wenfei, WU Jingya, LI Huawen

“…Ovarian cancer (OC), endometrial cancer (EC) and cervical cancer (CCA) are the most common types. Currently, gynecologic malignant tumors are primarily treated with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, where drugs play a critical role in the treatment process. …”
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Curdione combined with borneol treats bacterial mixed HPV infection by regulating the crosstalk among immune cells by Jingwei Liu, Jingwei Liu, Tong Shu, Yiheng Mu, Wanlin Zheng, Xiaohuan Lu, Xiaohuan Lu, Hong Tao, Hong Tao

“…The expression of these inflammatory factors effectively promotes the migration and differentiation of T cells to the site of infection, completing the clearance of infected epithelial cells.ConclusionThe main components of Baofukang suppository, curdione and borneol, inhibit the progression of HPV infection and the occurrence of cervical cancer by modulating the communication between innate and adaptive immunity, promoting the recruitment and recognition of CD8+ T cells to eliminate HPV-infected epithelial cells.…”
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A bioinformatics approach for identifying the probable cause of the cross-interaction of antibodies to the antigenic protein HPV16 L1 with the HPV6 L1 protein by A. S. Stolbikov, R. K. Salyaev, N. I. Rekoslavskaya

“…In this work, the amino acid sequences of HPV16 L1 and HPV6 L1 used for the development of a binary vaccine against cervical cancer and anogenital papillomatosis have been analyzed. …”
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Understanding the vaginal microbiome among women with different genotypes of human papillomavirus infection in remote Andaman islands by Rehnuma Parvez, Santhiya Vijayakumar, Alwin Vins, Sudha Ramaiah, Anand Anbarasu, Lipika Biswas, Nisha Beniwal, Harpreet Kaur, Nagarajan Muruganandam

“…In terms of bacterial diversity, the study found statistically significant association when comprising individuals aged 21 to 30 years to those aged 31 to 40 years.ConclusionMost research concluded that exposure to HPV can boost bacterial diversity in vagina compared to healthy women, increasing the risk of cervical cancer development. Current study highlights the importance of vaginal microbiome associated with high and low risk HPV, various age group as well as the symptomatic and asymptomatic cases of HPV infected women in South Andaman.…”
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Knowledge, attitude, and reasons for non-uptake of human papilloma virus vaccination among nursing students by Soni Chauhan, Surya Kant Tiwari, Vishal Dubey, Pragya Tripathi, Priyanka Pandey, Anuj Singh, Narendra Pal Singh Choudhary

“…Abstract Background Cervical cancer is a significant health issue, especially in low- and middle-income countries like India, where it ranks fourth among women. …”
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Ru(II) Complexes Bearing O, O-Chelated Ligands Induced Apoptosis in A549 Cells through the Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway by Jincan Chen, Jie Wang, Yuanyuan Deng, Tao Wang, Tifang Miao, Chengpeng Li, Xianhong Cai, Ying Liu, Justin Henri, Lanmei Chen

“…These complexes were found to exhibit moderate antitumor activity to different types of human cancers, including A549 (human lung carcinoma), MCF-7 (breast cancer), HeLa (human cervical cancer), and HepG2 (human hepatocellular carcinoma) cell lines, but displayed low toxicity to human normal cell lines BEAS-2B (immortalized human bronchial epithelial cells) when compared with that of cisplatin. …”
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Urinary human papillomavirus DNA as an indicator of gynaecological infection in young women in Schistosoma and HIV endemic South Africa by P. Pillay, H. N. Galappaththi-Arachchige, M. Taylor, B. Roald, B. Roald, E. F. Kjetland, E. F. Kjetland

“…BackgroundGlobally, Africa has the highest HIV, cervical cancer and schistosomiasis prevalence. Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is hypothesized to be associated with HIV and cervical atypia. …”
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Effectiveness of HPV vaccination in reducing infection among young Brazilian women by Ana Carolina da Silva Santos, Nayara Nascimento Toledo Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva, Mariângela Carneiro, Wendel Coura-Vital, Angélica Alves Lima

“…Abstract Background Globally, cervical cancer is an increasing public health issue, and vaccination against HPV has proven to be an effective strategy to reduce this neoplasia. …”
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Primary Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Cervix: A Clinical Analysis of 18 Cases without Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol by Dongying Wang, Chunhua Zhao, Li Fu, Yang Liu, Weiyang Zhang, Tianmin Xu

“…Based on the staging criteria of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) cervical cancer clinical stage in 2018, 55.6% patients were stage I (n=10), 16.7% were stage II (n=3), 22.2% were stage III (n=4), and 5.6% were stage IV (n=1). …”
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Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of gynecologic cancer by Anne Mills, Leisha A Emens, Mary L Disis, Kunle Odunsi, John B Liao, Tyler Curiel, Margaret Gatti-Mays, Amir Jazaeri, Emese Zsiros, Marcus O Butler, Jyoti Bajpai, Katherine C Kurnit, Haider Mahdi, Laura Doherty, Claire F Friedman, Melissa A Geller, Sarah F Adams, Shelley A Dodt, Veena S John

“…Recently, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of cervical cancer and endometrial cancer, offering durable responses for some patients. …”
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Accuracy of screening tests for cervical precancer in women living with HIV in low-resource settings: a paired prospective study in Lusaka, Zambia by Nicola Low, Partha Basu, Andreas Limacher, Katayoun Taghavi, Misinzo Moono, Mulindi Mwanahamuntu, Herbert Kapesa, Albert Manasyan, Julia Bohlius, Marie Roumet, Thamsanqa Madliwa, Anne Rutjes

“…We assessed the accuracy of screening tests that can be used in low-resource settings and give results at the same visit.Methods and analysis We conducted a paired, prospective study among consecutive eligible WLHIV, aged 18–65 years, receiving cervical cancer screening at one hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. …”
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The Effect of Guidance regarding Home Exercise and ADL on Adolescent Females Suffering from Adverse Effects after HPV Vaccination in Japanese Multidisciplinary Pain Centers by Takahiro Ushida, Masahiko Shibata, Masaki Kitahara, Shoji Yabuki, Masahiko Sumitani, Takanori Murakami, Masako Iseki, Masako Hosoi, Hiroaki Shiokawa, Tomoko Tetsunaga, Hiroyuki Nishie, Sei Fukui, Motohiro Kawasaki, Sinsuke Inoue, Makoto Nishihara, Shuichi Aono, Tatunori Ikemoto, Takashi Kawai, Young-Chang Arai

“…Two prophylactic papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines have been available for primary prevention of cervical cancer. Although serious adverse effects (AE) were rare, more than 230 women have been suffering from severe AEs such as persistent pain and headache in Japan. …”
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Predicting the risk of high-grade precancerous cervical lesions based on high-risk HPV typing in Changsha China by Yaling Xiao, Rangjiao Liu, Shaobo Wang, Yuxiang Wang, Weimin Miao, Meiwei Chen, Xiaowen Liu, Yan Chen, Yongchun Wen, Zhongping Deng, Lizhong Dai, Zenghui Mao, Jun He

“…Abstract Background Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is a significant risk factor for cervical cancer. HPV typing and cytology are conducted in women of appropriate age to assess the risk of cervical lesions and to guide the need for further diagnostic procedures such as colposcopy, cervical biopsy, or treatment. …”
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