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Author Dizon, Don S

Title Questions & answers about human papilloma virus (HPV) / Don S. Dizon, Michael L. Krychman
Published Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (x, 101 pages)
Series 100 questions & answers
100 questions & answers.
Contents Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One: The Basics -- 1. What is a virus? -- 2. How many viruses are there? Are there different kinds of virus? -- 3. What does a virus look like? -- 4. Do viruses have a common structure? -- 5. Do viruses infect humans in the same way? -- 6. How do viruses make humans sick once they enter the body? -- 7. How do humans fight off viruses? -- Part Two: Basics About HPV -- 8. What is HPV? -- 9. Who can get HPV? -- 10. How is HPV spread?
11. Are there any statistics that state how many people are infected?12. What kinds of diseases are caused by HPV? -- 13. What do we know specifically about how HPV works? -- 14. How are HPV viruses described? -- 15. How can you test for HPV? -- Part Three: HPV and Cervical Disease -- 16. What is cervical dysplasia? -- 17. How is cervical dysplasia diagnosed? -- 18. Are there different types of dysplasia? -- 19. How is cervical dysplasia treated? -- Part Four: HPV and Genital Warts -- 20. What are external genital warts (EGW)?
21. What are the indications for biopsy of an EGW?22. How are warts treated? -- 23. Are there non-surgical therapies for wart treatment? -- 24. What is imiquimod cream? -- 25. What is podophyllin? -- 26. What is sinecatechins? -- Part Five: HPV and Cervical Cancer -- 27. What exactly is cervical cancer? -- 28. How is cervical cancer diagnosed if it is suspected on a Pap smear? -- 29. How is a cone biopsy performed? -- 30. Is cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) cancer? -- 31. How big of a problem is cervical cancer? -- 32. How is cervical cancer staged?
33. How is cervical cancer treated?34. Is cervical cancer curable? -- Part Six: HPV and Vaginal Cancer -- 35. What is vaginal cancer? -- 36. How common is vaginal cancer? -- 37. What are the risks for vaginal cancer? -- 38. What is VAIN? Is it cancer? -- 39. How is vaginal cancer diagnosed? -- 40. How is vaginal cancer staged? -- 41. How is vaginal cancer treated? -- Part Seven: HPV and Vulvar Cancer -- 42. What is vulvar cancer? -- 43. How do women present with vulvar cancer? -- 44. How big a problem is vulvar cancer?
45. What are the risk factors for vulvar cancer?46. Is there a precancerous lesion of the vulva? -- 47. How is VIN treated? -- 48. How is vulvar cancer staged? -- 49. What is the primary treatment for vulvar cancer? -- Part Eight: HPV and Penile Cancer -- 50. What is cancer of the penis? -- 51. What are the symptoms of penile cancer? -- 52. How common is penile cancer? -- 53. How is penile cancer diagnosed? -- 54. How is it staged? -- 55. How is penile cancer usually treated? -- 56. Can penile cancer be prevented? -- Part Nine: HPV and Anal Cancer
Notes Includes index
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Subject Papillomavirus diseases -- Miscellanea
Papillomaviruses -- Miscellanea
Generative organs -- Infections -- Miscellanea
Papillomavirus diseases.
Papillomavirus vaccines.
Sexually transmitted diseases.
Papillomaviruses.
Papillomavirus diseases
Papillomaviruses
Generative organs -- infections
Papillomavirus Infections
Gammapapillomavirus
Human papillomavirus 11
Human papillomavirus 16
Human papillomavirus 18
Human papillomavirus 6
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Papillomaviridae
MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Contagious.
Sexually transmitted diseases
Papillomavirus vaccines
Generative organs -- Infections
Papillomavirus diseases
Papillomaviruses
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea
Form Electronic book
Author Krychman, Michael L
ISBN 9781449610265
1449610269
Other Titles Questions and answers about human papilloma virus (HPV)