Effectiveness of HPV vaccination against high grade cervical lesions in Japan

A new study, initiated in 2016 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), describes the increasing incidence rates of cervical cancer and the low uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among Japanese women. The study, published in the journal Vaccine, reports the effectiveness of HPV vaccine against the development of high-grade cervical lesions and is based on Japanese population-based cancer screening data.

Konno R, Konishi H, Sauvaget C, Ohashi Y, Kakizoe T
Effectiveness of HPV vaccination against high grade cervical lesions in Japan
Vaccine. Published online 16 May 2018;
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.048

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