Fletcher H M, Hanchard B
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the West Indies Mona, Kingston, Jamaica.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Apr;28(3):333-5. doi: 10.1080/01443610802044981.
Human papilloma virus causes genital cancers. Decreases in cervical cancer have been reported to be due to comprehensive screening programmes difficult to replicate in poorer countries. HPV cancer may be related to poverty. In Jamaica, we have seen decreases in cancer of the penis and vulva and there has also been a decrease in poverty. The decrease cannot be attributed to screening. We believe elimination of poverty has decreased HPV persistence and decreased cancer rates.
人乳头瘤病毒会引发生殖系统癌症。据报道，宫颈癌发病率的下降归因于全面筛查计划，而在较贫穷国家难以复制此类计划。人乳头瘤病毒引发的癌症可能与贫困有关。在牙买加，我们发现阴茎癌和外阴癌的发病率有所下降，贫困率也有所降低。发病率的下降不能归因于筛查。我们认为，消除贫困降低了人乳头瘤病毒的持续感染率，进而降低了癌症发病率。
