Global estimates of expected and preventable cervical cancers among girls born between 2005 and 2014: a birth cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

WHO has launched an initiative aiming to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem. Elimination is a long-term target that needs long-lasting commitment. To support local authorities in implementing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, we provide regional and country-specific estimates of cervical cancer burden and the projected impact of HPV vaccination among today's young girls who could develop cervical cancer if not vaccinated.

Methods

The expected number of cervical cancer cases in the absence of vaccination among girls born between 2005 and 2014 was quantified by combining age-specific incidence rates from GLOBOCAN 2018 and cohort-specific mortality rates by age from UN demographic projections. Preventable cancers were estimated on the basis of

SUBMITTER: Bonjour M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8225515 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature