HPV Vaccination and the Risk of Invasive Cervical Cancer
Jiayao Lei, Alexander Ploner, K. Miriam Elfström, Jiangrong Wang, Adam Roth, Fang Fang, Karin Sundström, Joakim Dillner, Pär Sparén
Abstract
(Abstracted from N Engl J Med 2020;383:1340–1348) Because of the well-established association between oncogenic types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, as of December 2019 a total of 124 countries and territories had implemented HPV vaccination programs. Studies have demonstrated that HPV vaccination protects against HPV infection, genital warts, and high-grade precancerous cervical lesions.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineGenital wartsVaccinationCervical cancerHuman papillomavirusGynecologyHPV infectionHPV vaccinesCancerOncologyVirologyInternal medicineCervical Cancer and HPV Research