One of these (Gardasil, recently licensed) contains four HPV types and would thus protect against genital warts (types 6 and 11) as well as the commonest cervical cancer HPV types (16 and 18). Gardasilis licensed for children and adolescents aged 9 to15 years and adult females aged 16 ...
HPV infection is thought to be a required cause of ASCC, which is expected to affect 29,000 people annually, most of whom are women [7]. Moreover, HPV plays a significant role in the prevalence of anal cancer, with approximately 88% of anal cancer cases testing positive for HPV DNA, ...
HPV causes normal squamous anal epithelium to undergo a neoplastic transformation that leads to low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL), high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) and ultimately squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SCCA) [31]. E6 and E7 are two...
40.9% received the Gardasil-4 vaccine, with no significant differences in sexual behavior between the vaccinated and unvaccinated sexually active groups. However, a notable decrease in the prevalence of HPV among the vaccinated women highlights the efficacy of this vaccine in reducing infections. The ...