Browsing School of Health Sciences by Author "Temmerman, Marleen"
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HIV impact on acute morbidity and pelvic tumor control following radiotherapy for cervical cancer
Gichangi, Peter; Bwayo, Job; Estambale, Benson B.; Rogo, Khama; Njuguna, Eliud; Ojwang, Shadrack; Temmerman, Marleen (Elsevier, 2005-04-13)Objective. To determine the impact of HIV infection on acute morbidity and pelvic tumor control following external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for cervical cancer. Method. 218 patients receiving EBRT who also had HIV testing ... -
Human papillomavirus types in women with invasive cervical carcinoma by HIV status in Kenya
Vuyst, Hugo De; Gichangi, Peter; Estambale, Benson B.; Njuguna, Eliud; Franceschi, Silvia; Temmerman, Marleen (Wiley-Liss, 2007)To evaluate the fraction of invasive cervical carcinoma (ICC) that could be prevented in HIV‐infected women by vaccines currently available against human papillomavirus (HPV)16 and 18, we conducted a cross‐sectional study ... -
Impact of HIV infection on invasive cervical cancer in Kenyan women
Gichangi, Peter; Bwayo, Job; Estambale, Benson B.; Temmerman, Marleen (PubMed, 2003-09)To determine the association between invasive cervical cancer (ICC) and HIV infection in Kenyan women. Case-control, with ICC patients as cases, and women with uterine fibroids as controls. Medical and socio-demographic ... -
The impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Human Papillomavirus Co-Infection on HPV genotype distribution and cervical lesion grade in a semi-urban population in Tigoni, Kenya
Muchiri, Lucy; Sekkade-Kigondu, Christine B.; Ndirangu, Gathari; Gichangi, Peter; Machoki, James; Estambale, Benson B.; Temmerman, Marleen (KeSoBAP, 2012)Background: Cervical cancer, a common cause of death among women, is attributable to human papilloma virus (HPV). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection can potentially alter the incidence of cervical cancer. ...