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Cancer Vaccines
Study findings on cancer vaccines are outlined in reports from University of British Columbia
July 15th, 2008
"There is strong evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) is necessary for the development of cervical cancer. A prophylactic HPV vaccine with high reported efficacy was approved in North America in 2006," investigators in Vancouver, Canada report. "A mathematical model of HPV transmission dynamics was used to simulate different scenarios of natural disease outcomes and intervention strategies. A sensitivity analysis was performed to compensate for uncertainties surrounding key epidemiological parameters. The expected impact that HPV vaccines have on cervical cancer incidence and HPV prevalence in the province of British Columbia in Canada revealed that, for lifelong...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-15)
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