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Human papillomavirus vaccines: new tools for accelerating cervical cancer prevention in developing countries

    Silvana Luciani

    Chronic Disease Prevention & Control Project, Pan American Health Organization, DC, USA

    ,
    Barbara Jauregui

    Comprehensive Family Immunization Project, Area of Family & Community Health, Pan American Health Organization, 525 23rd St NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA.

    ,
    Clemence Kieny

    Comprehensive Family Immunization Project, Area of Family & Community Health, Pan American Health Organization, 525 23rd St NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA.

    &
    Jon Kim Andrus

    † Author for correspondence

    Comprehensive Family Immunization Project, Area of Family & Community Health, Pan American Health Organization, 525 23rd St NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA.

    Published Online:https://doi.org/10.2217/imt.09.48

    Despite the available knowledge and tools to prevent cervical cancer, it remains the second most common cancer in women, with four-fifths of the cases occurring in developing countries. Projections are for a 90% increase in global cervical cancer cases by 2020 if no additional public-health interventions are implemented. Prophylactic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, which have proven immunogenicity, safety and efficacy, are now commercially available; and coupled together with quality screening have the potential to dramatically accelerate reductions in cervical cancer mortality rates and save millions of women’s lives. The current cost of the new HPV vaccines and new screening technologies, however, are a major barrier to their widespread implementation. There is an urgent need for HPV vaccines and new technologies for effective screening to become more available and affordable, especially to poor communities everywhere.

    Papers of special note have been highlighted as: ▪ of interest ▪▪ of considerable interest

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