Chapter 2: The burden of HPV-related cancers

On the basis of current evidence regarding human papillomavirus (HPV) and cancer, this chapter provides estimates of the global burden of HPV-related cancers, and the proportion that are actually “caused” by infection with HPV types, and therefore potentially preventable. We also present trends in i...

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Published inVaccine Vol. 24; pp. S11 - S25
Main Authors Parkin, D. Maxwell, Bray, Freddie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2006
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Age
Cervical cancer
Female
Females
Genital cancers
Human papillomavirus
Humans
Incidence
Industrialized nations
Infections
Male
Medical prognosis
Mortality
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - mortality
Neoplasms - virology
Papillomavirus Infections - complications
Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology
Papillomavirus Infections - mortality
Womens health
Eastern Europe
Southeast Asia
Latin America
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Summary:On the basis of current evidence regarding human papillomavirus (HPV) and cancer, this chapter provides estimates of the global burden of HPV-related cancers, and the proportion that are actually “caused” by infection with HPV types, and therefore potentially preventable. We also present trends in incidence and mortality of these cancers in the past, and consider their likely future evolution.
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ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.05.111