HPV vaccination for the prevention of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
JA Kahn - New England Journal of Medicine, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
JA Kahn
New England Journal of Medicine, 2009•Mass Medical SocA sexually active 18-year-old woman presents to her internist for an annual examination and
asks whether she should receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. HPV causes
cervical cancer. Currently available vaccines provide protection against some but not all
oncogenic genotypes of the virus if the recipient has not previously been infected. Regular
cervical-cancer screening is still required for vaccine recipients.
asks whether she should receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. HPV causes
cervical cancer. Currently available vaccines provide protection against some but not all
oncogenic genotypes of the virus if the recipient has not previously been infected. Regular
cervical-cancer screening is still required for vaccine recipients.
A sexually active 18-year-old woman presents to her internist for an annual examination and asks whether she should receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. HPV causes cervical cancer. Currently available vaccines provide protection against some but not all oncogenic genotypes of the virus if the recipient has not previously been infected. Regular cervical-cancer screening is still required for vaccine recipients.
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