Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Biomarkers in screening of cervical cancer / M. von Knebel Doeberitz -- Epidemiology of oncogenic and nononcogenic HPV types, and the evidence for differences in their sexual transmissibility / A.N. Burchell, E.L. Franco -- Immune responses to genital HPV / M. Stanley -- Bridging the communication gap between practitioners and their patients: the role of HPV and advances in cervical cancer prevention / M. Savard -- HPV testing by hybrid capture / A.T. Lörincz -- Methods for HPV detection: polymerase chain reaction assays / S.M. Garland, S. Tabrizi -- Molecular markers for cervical cancer / R.D.M. Steenbergen, C.J.L.M. Meijer, P.J.F. Snijders -- Direct detection of cervical carcinogenesis through mRNA / H. Skomedal ... [et al.] -- Human papillomavirus testing for primary cervical cancer screening / V. Dalstein ... [et al.] -- HPV testing in patient management: atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion / J.T. Cox -- Management of women with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion and atypical glandular cell cervical cytology / T.C. Wright -- Liquid-based cytology: the new Pap test / E. McGoogan -- Morphological diagnosis: histology / K.J. Syrjänen -- Morphological diagnosis and treatment decicions: colposcopy / A. Singer -- Basic treatment options for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and warts / A. Ferenczy -- Prevention of cervical cancer : challenges and perspectives of HPV prophylactic vaccines / J. Monsonego -- Rationale for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines / F.X. Bosch -- Perspectives on HPV virus-like particle vaccine efficacy / J.T. Schiller, D.W. Lowy -- Assessment and follow-up of HPV vaccines / E. Barr -- Cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccines / E.R. Myers -- HPV vaccination: unresolved issues and future expectations / R.V. Barnabas ... [et al.] -- Public health issues related to HPV vaccination / D. Jenkins -- How to implement HPV vaccines in practice / D.M. Harper.