There is talk of papilloma virus (HPV), prevention and treatment in the new episode of "15 minutes with ..." the in-depth talk on the health of the University hospital of Cagliari in collaboration with the Unione Sarda group, which will be broadcast on live Tuesday 29 March at 5 pm on the social networks of the Aou of Cagliari (Facebook, Instagram, Youtube), on the website www.aoucagliari.it, on the Facebook page of the Unione Sarda and on www.unionesarda.it.

As always, viewers will be able to ask questions live. On Wednesday, the readers of the Unione Sarda will find in-depth information on the “Salute” insert in the newspaper.
Guests of the column, conducted by the journalist Fabrizio Meloni, Head of Communication and External Relations of the Aou, will be Professor Laura Atzori, director of Dermatology at San Giovanni di Dio and doctor Mariangela Chessa, specialist in dermatology and venereology.
The papilloma virus (Hpv) is a very frequent infection, in Italy it is estimated that 80% of sexually active women become infected in the course of their lives with an Hpv virus of any type, and that over 50% become infected with a high-risk type of cancer.
In the Italian case series, the most frequent type of virus is HPv 16. The prevalence of Hpv 16 in the healthy population is about 5%, while the prevalence of Hpv 18 is lower, with an average value just above the 1%.
The talk "15 minutes with ..." is edited by Aou Cagliari News, the newspaper of the university hospital. Agile and simple format, it provides 15 minutes of question and answer with the specialists and the possibility for the public to ask questions live.

(Unioneonline)

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