Burning wood in the kitchen increases the risk of cervical neoplasia in HPV‐infected women in Honduras

• Published in: International journal of cancer Vol. 97; no. 4; pp. 536 - 541
• Main Authors: Velema, Johan P., Ferrera, Annabelle, Figueroa, Manuel, Bulnes, Ricardo, Toro, Luis A., de Barahona, Odessa, Claros, Jose M., Melchers, Willem J.G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2002; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; age at first intercourse; Age Factors; Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects; Case-Control Studies; cervical carcinoma; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - epidemiology; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - etiology; Contraceptives, Oral - adverse effects; cooking; Cooking - methods; Cooking - statistics & numerical data; DNA Probes, HPV; Drug Utilization - statistics & numerical data; Environmental Exposure; Female; Female genital diseases; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Honduras; Honduras - epidemiology; Human papillomavirus; Humans; indoor air pollution; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification; Papillomavirus Infections - complications; Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Reproductive History; Risk Factors; Sexual Partners; Smoke - adverse effects; Socioeconomic Factors; squamous intraepithelial lesion; Tumor Virus Infections - complications; Tumor Virus Infections - epidemiology; Tumors; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - epidemiology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - etiology; Wood; Central America; Honduras; America; Carcinoma; Cooking; Papovaviridae; Uterine cervix; Epidemiology; Carcinogenesis; Papillomavirus; Human papillomavirus; Cervical dysplasia; Female; Fumes; Public health; Human; Statistical analysis; Premalignant lesion; Wood; Domestic kitchen; Malignant tumor; Housing; Female genital diseases; Burning; Infection; Virus; Viral disease; Risk factor; Indoor pollution; Uterine cervix diseases

There is suggestive evidence that the use of wood for cooking increases the risk of invasive cervical cancer. We investigated this association in women with cervical neoplasia in Honduras. Women aged 20–64 years with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade I (n = 44), CIN II (n = 36) or CIN I...