Cervical Cancer
Reports from Harvard University highlight recent research in cervical cancer
Published in Clinical Oncology Week, April 28th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, " The availability of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing and vaccination against HPV types 16 and 18 (HPV-16,18) motivates questions about the cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer prevention in the United States for unvaccinated older women and for girls eligible for vaccination. An empirically calibrated model was used to assess the quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), lifetime costs, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (2004 US dollars per QALY) of screening, vaccination of preadolescent girls, and vaccination combined with screening."
"Screening varied by initiation age (18, 21, or 25 years), interval (every 1,...
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