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- Title
Human papillomavirus vaccine for children and adolescents.
- Authors
Salvadori, Marina I
- Abstract
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is known to cause genital warts, cervical cancer, penile cancer, anal cancer and oropharyngeal cancer. In North America, the lifetime cumulative incidence of HPV infection is estimated at more than 70% for all HPV types combined. A safe and effective vaccine against nine HPV types is available. HPV vaccine should be administered routinely to all girls and boys between the ages of 9 and 13 years of age. All youth who have not received the vaccine in a routine program should receive the vaccine in a 'catch-up' program. Physicians caring for children and youth should advocate for funding and implementation of universal HPV vaccine programs.
- Subjects
PENILE tumors; GENITAL warts; MOUTH tumors; PAPILLOMAVIRUS diseases; PEDIATRICS; PHARYNX tumors; CERVIX uteri tumors; HUMAN papillomavirus vaccines; ORGANIZATIONAL goals; ANAL tumors; DISEASE complications; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Paediatrics & Child Health (1205-7088), 2018, Vol 23, Issue 4, p262
- ISSN
1205-7088
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pch/pxx179