Authors: Diane M. Harper and Karen B. Williams Abstract: Approaches for cervical cancer prevention are changing. Screening still remains the most effective method for cervical cancer prevention. Guidelines are moving to an older group of women to be screened less frequently with combinations of technologies that include biomarkers and cytology. HPV vaccination is an appropriate option for […]
Population-level impact and herd effects following human papillomavirus vaccination programmes:
a systematic review and meta-analysis Authors: Mélanie Drolet, PhD†, Élodie Bénard, BSc, Marie-Claude Boily, PhD, Hammad Ali, PhD, Louise Baandrup, MD, Heidi Bauer, MD, Simon Beddows, PhD, Jacques Brisson, DSc, Julia M L Brotherton, BMed, Teresa Cummings, BA, Basil Donovan, MD, Christopher K Fairley, PhD, Elaine W Flagg, PhD, Anne M Johnson, MD, Jessica A Kahn, MD, Kimberley Kavanagh, PhD, Susanne K Kjaer, MD, Erich V Kliewer, PhD, Philippe Lemieux-Mellouki, MSc, Lauri Markowitz, MD, Aminata Mboup, […]
Cervarix dosage unrelated to protection?
Cervarix Dosage [SaneVax: A study published this month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that the protection afforded by the HPV vaccine Cervarix is unrelated to dosage. In other words, it appears that one injection is as good as three. What does this mean for all of the people who suffered adverse reactions after […]
Anti HPV antibodies Levels among vaccinated and non-vaccinated Ugandan Girls
The levels of anti-HPV16/18 and anti-HPV31/33/35/45/52/58 antibodies among AS04-adjuvanted HPV16/18 vaccinated and non-vaccinated Ugandan girls aged 10–16 years Miriam Nakalembe1*, Cecily Banura2, Proscovia B Namujju34 and Florence M Mirembe1 Abstract Background Data on Human Papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine immune response in sub-Saharan Africa is still sparse yet such knowledge is critical for optimal implementation and monitoring […]
Monitoring Impact of a National HPV Vaccination Program in Japan (MINT Study): Rationale, Design and Methods
Monitoring Impact of a National HPV Vaccination Program in Japan (MINT Study): Rationale, Design and Methods Koji Matsumoto1,*, Nobuo Yaegashi2, Takashi Iwata3, Kazuya Ariyoshi4, Kiyoshi Fujiwara5, Yuko Shiroyama6, Tomoka Usami7, Yoshiaki Kawano8, Koji Horie9, Kouichiro Kawano10, Kiichiro Noda11 and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa1 for MINT Study Group Abstract We have developed a collaborative hospital-based approach to monitoring the impact of a human papillomavirus vaccine on cervical cancer, its precursor lesions […]
