Advances in cervical cancer prevention: Efficacy, effectiveness, elimination?

Advances in cervical cancer prevention: Efficacy, effectiveness, elimination?

With major advances in understanding the infectious etiology of cervical cancer, preventive medicine has obtained highly promising new tools. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, together with a growing arsenal of HPV-based screening tests, have the potential to radically change public health but re...

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Main Authors: Karin Sundström, K Miriam Elfström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003035
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spelling doaj-5abd2a91839c4d05b37b5fbea22e4f942021-04-21T18:14:49ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Medicine1549-12771549-16762020-01-01171e100303510.1371/journal.pmed.1003035Advances in cervical cancer prevention: Efficacy, effectiveness, elimination?Karin SundströmK Miriam ElfströmWith major advances in understanding the infectious etiology of cervical cancer, preventive medicine has obtained highly promising new tools. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, together with a growing arsenal of HPV-based screening tests, have the potential to radically change public health but require diligent, large-scale implementation to reach the final goal: the elimination of cervical cancer. We reflect here upon the state of cervical cancer prevention globally as there have been several recent developments that will inform this implementation process.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003035
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description With major advances in understanding the infectious etiology of cervical cancer, preventive medicine has obtained highly promising new tools. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, together with a growing arsenal of HPV-based screening tests, have the potential to radically change public health but require diligent, large-scale implementation to reach the final goal: the elimination of cervical cancer. We reflect here upon the state of cervical cancer prevention globally as there have been several recent developments that will inform this implementation process.
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