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Looking beyond human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype 16 and 18: Defining HPV genotype distribution in cervical cancers in Australia prior to vaccination.
International journal of cancer - 15 Oct 2017
Brotherton Julia M L, Tabrizi Sepehr N, Phillips Samuel, Pyman Jan, Cornall Alyssa M, Lambie Neil, Anderson Lyndal, Cummings Margaret, Payton Diane, Scurry James P, Newman Marsali, Sharma Raghwa, Saville Marion, Garland Suzanne M
Abstract excerpt
Australia has implemented a high-coverage HPV vaccination program but has not, to date, established the distribution of HPV types that occur in cervical cancers in Australia. This information is important for determining the potential for cervical cancer prevention with both current and broader spectrum HPV vaccines. We analysed 847 cervical cancers diagnosed 2005 to 2015 in tertiary centres in the three most...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Australia
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Human papillomavirus 16
- Human papillomavirus 18
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomavirus Infections