A new HPV-DNA test for cervical-cancer screening in developing regions: a cross-sectional study of clinical accuracy in rural China

Y Qiao, JW Sellors, PS Eder, Y Bao, JM Lim… - The lancet …, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background A new test (careHPV; QIAGEN, Gaithersburg, MD, USA) has been developed
to detect 14 high-risk types of carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) in about 2·5 h, to …

Incidence, clearance and predictors of human papillomavirus infection in women

JW Sellors, TL Karwalajtys, J Kaczorowski, JB Mahony… - Cmaj, 2003 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Persistent infection with carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) is linked to
high-grade lesions and cervical cancer. To better understand the natural history of HPV, we …

Cervical cancer as a priority for prevention in different world regions: an evaluation using years of life lost

…, FI Bray, DM Parkin, JW Sellors… - … journal of cancer, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The relative importance of cancer of the cervix among several important causes of mortality (from
cancer and other diseases) has been evaluated by estimating the years of life lost (YLL…

Prevalence and predictors of human papillomavirus infection in women in Ontario, Canada

JW Sellors, JB Mahony, J Kaczorowski, A Lytwyn… - Cmaj, 2000 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is thought to be the primary cause of cervical
intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer. We determined the age-specific prevalence of …

Comparison of self-collected vaginal, vulvar and urine samples with physician-collected cervical samples for human papillomavirus testing to detect high-grade …

JW Sellors, AT Lorincz, JB Mahony, I Mielzynska… - Cmaj, 2000 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) in cervical samples are strongly
associated with squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) and invasive cervical carcinoma. We …

Prevalence of human papillomavirus and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in China: A pooled analysis of 17 population‐based studies

…, X Zhang, JL Belinson, JW Sellors… - … journal of cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
High‐risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence has been shown to correlate well
with cervical cancer incidence rates. Our study aimed to estimate the prevalence of HR‐HPV …

Performance of high-risk human papillomavirus DNA testing as a primary screen for cervical cancer: a pooled analysis of individual patient data from 17 population …

…, SY Hu, R Zhang, JL Belinson, JW Sellors… - The lancet …, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Controversy remains over whether high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA
testing should be used as a primary screen for cervical cancer. The aims of our study were …

Comparison of plasmid-and chromosome-based polymerase chain reaction assays for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis nucleic acids

JB Mahony, KE Luinstra, JW Sellors… - Journal of Clinical …, 1993 - Am Soc Microbiol
Several laboratories have demonstrated that the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is more
sensitive than culture or enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis in …

New technologies in cervical cancer screening

PE Gravitt, F Coutlée, T Iftner, JW Sellors, WGV Quint… - Vaccine, 2008 - Elsevier
A shift to a molecular approach to cervical cancer screening is the most likely solution to the
goals of improved screening in both the developed and developing world. The impetus for …

Tubal factor infertility: an association with prior chlamydial infection and asymptomatic salpingitis

JW Sellors, JB Mahony, MA Chernesky, DJ Rath - Fertility and sterility, 1988 - Elsevier
In 265 Canadian women, with and without tubal factor infertility (TFI), we compared Chlamydia
trachomatis cultures of endocervical swabs, endotubal swabs and biopsies, serology, and …