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Press Release
| Researchers seek to explain rampant cervical cancer rates |
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Irvine, CA
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May 01, 1999 -
While cervical cancer rates are falling in the United States, rates are very high in South and Central America and in Africa, where it is the leading cancer killer among women. Dr. Wendy Brewster of UCI's Division of Epidemiology, and Hoda Anton-Culver, epidemiology chair and head of the Cancer Genetics Network center at UCI's College of Medicine, are exploring why cervical cancer runs so rampant in these areas. "In Latin America, Africa and even among Hispanics in this country, cervical cancer rates are much higher than average, so we want to identify high-risk people for cancer screenings," Anton-Culver said. The researchers are looking for genes that may make some people more susceptible to cervical cancer and for different forms of the Human Papilloma virus, which contributes to the cancer. "Once we've found what makes these groups high-risk, we can tailor treatments that should lower the death rates from this disease," Anton-Culver said. Contact: Andrew Porterfield, (949) 824-3969 |
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