HPV & HBV vaccination
Vaccines that prevent the viral infections behind cervical, throat, anal, and liver cancers. The most effective anti-cancer intervention ever created.
Gardasil 9 prevents ~90% of cervical cancers; Scotland and Sweden report near-zero cervical cancer in fully vaccinated cohorts. WHO targets cervical cancer elimination (90-70-90). HBV vaccination has reduced liver cancer incidence in Taiwan and elsewhere. Single-dose HPV schedules expand coverage.
How it works
Virus-like particle vaccines induce neutralising antibodies preventing persistent oncogenic infection.
- Prevents cancer outright
- Cheap at scale
- Coverage gaps, vaccine hesitancy
School-based vaccination at 12-13 with high uptake nearly abolishes cervical cancer in vaccinated cohorts, even with a vaccine covering only two HPV types. Screening intervals and the future of cervical screening can now be redesigned around vaccination status.
Vaccinating girls before they are exposed to HPV prevents most cervical cancers. Catch-up vaccination in young adults still helps, but less. Combined with HPV screening, elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem is a realistic goal.
Women can collect their own screening sample at home with no loss of accuracy if the laboratory uses a PCR test. Sending kits directly is the most effective way to reach women who do not attend, which matters because most cervical cancers occur in under-screened women.
Latest papers
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