HPV infections declined substantially since a vaccine was introduced, providing 'strong evidence' the vaccine prevents cervical cancer in the real world, according to a World Health Organization-funded study published Wednesday in The Lancet.
HPV infections declined substantially since a vaccine was introduced, a study published in The Lancet finds.
"Because of our finding, we believe the WHO call for action to eliminate cervical cancer may be possible in many countries if sufficient vaccination coverage can be achieved," Marc Brisson, a professor at Canada's Laval University and one of the study's authors, said in a statement. Among all countries studied after five to eight years of vaccination, cases of the two types of HPV that cause 70% of cervical cancers, HPV 16 and 18, plummeted 83% among girls ages 13 to 19 and 66% in women ages 20 to 24, researchers found. Diagnoses of precancerous lesions, which can develop into cancer, decreased 51% among screened girls ages 15 to 19 and 31% among screened women 20 to 24, researchers said.
The review updates an initial study published in 2015, adding more research and for the first time measuring precancerous cervical lesions, which can develop into cervical cancer.
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