Search for dissertations about: "precancerous lesions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words precancerous lesions.

2. 1. Significance of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Analysis for the Detection of Precancerous Cervical Lesions : Impact of Self Sampling

   Author : Karin Sanner; Matts Olovsson; Ingrid Wikström; Erik Wilander; Sven-Eric Olsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : human papilloma virus; HPV; self-sampling; organized screening; cervical cancer screening; Obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

   Abstract : Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer, with about 500 000 new cases per year among women worldwide. With a well-organized screening programme the number of cases can be reduced by more than 50%. In spite of having such a screening programme there are still around 450 new cases yearly in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 2. Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and their importance for the handling of precancerous lesions of the cervix uteri

   Author : Keng-Ling Chua; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: The development of cervical carcinoma, in a vast majority of cases, is closely related to infections with certain types of the human papillomavirus (HPV). The virus is supposed to exert its oncogenic effect mainly through interference with two proteins that are responsible for growth arrest as a response to DNA damage. READ MORE

5. 3. The battleground of two Infections and a cancer: Human Papilloma Virus, premalignant lesions of the cervix and their interaction with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in southwestern Nigeria

   Author : Oliver Ezechi; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; antiretroviral drugs; Human papilloma virus; cervical cancer; HIV AIDS; pre-cancerous lesions; Nigeria;

   Abstract : Background: The highest numbers of HIV-infected women are in sub- Saharan Africa, where the natural progression of HIV disease in the absence of treatment results in death before the onset of invasive cervical cancer. With improved access to treatment, several studies outside West Africa demonstrated an increased risk of pre-invasive cervical lesions among HIV-infected women and the positive impact of treatment on the outcome. READ MORE

6. 4. Epidemiological studies of Helicobacter pylori and its relation to cancer and precancerous lesions in the upper gastrointestinal tract

   Author : Maria Held; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Helicobacter pylori; atrophic gastritis; gastric cancer; esophagus cancer;

   Abstract : Helicobacter pylori infection is strongly associated with gastric cancer risk. The carcinogenic process is supposed to occur step by step, from a normal gastric epithelium via gastritis, atrophy, intestinal metaplasia to dysplasia. READ MORE

7. 5. Pattern Recognition Methods for Oral Lesion Classification using Digital Color Images

   Author : Artur Chodorowski; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; oral lesions; supervised classification; pattern recognition; computer-aided diagnosis; support vector machines; color; cancer; shape;

   Abstract : The present thesis addresses the development and application of pattern recognition methods for classification of oral lesions using digital color images as input. The human oral cavity is a site of numerous diseases and two of the common and visually similar lesions are oral leukoplakia and oral lichenoid reactions. READ MORE