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Cancer Vaccines
Data on cancer vaccines detailed by researchers at Harvard University
August 28th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer death among women in low-income countries, with similar to 25% of cases worldwide occurring in India. We estimated the potential health and economic impact of different cervical cancer prevention strategies." "After empirically calibrating a cervical cancer model to country-specific epidemiologic data, we projected cancer incidence, life expectancy, and lifetime costs (I$2005), and calculated incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (I$/YLS) for the following strategies: pre-adolescent vaccination of girls before age 12, screening of women over age 30, and combined vaccination and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-28)
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