HPV Vaccination Tied to Decrease in Invasive Cervical Cancer Risk
Incidence rate ratio 0.12 among women vaccinated before age 17; 0.47 for those vaccinated at ages 17 to 30.
Incidence rate ratio 0.12 among women vaccinated before age 17; 0.47 for those vaccinated at ages 17 to 30.
Vaccination should be routinely offered at age 9 to 12 years; catch-up vaccination recommended through age 26.
Improvements in initiation and completion extend beyond conclusion of the intervention.
Studies based on searching Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, six Vaccine Safety Datalink sites.
Most men and women did not know anal, penile, and oral cancers are caused by HPV.
Physicians not strongly recommending vaccine, not using presumptive style linked to refusal or deferral.
One dose compared with two or three doses in preventing cervical precancer in high-coverage settings.
Educational videos produced the highest rate of acceptability and knowledge.
Self-persuasion is more effective than external persuasion for motivating low-income parents to vaccinate their children against HPV.
Fewer cervical cell anomalies were present on cervical cancer screens of young women in Canada who received the HPV vaccine through a school-based program.