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Methodological problems and study limitations for trials of the human papillomavirus vaccine create uncertainty about its ability to prevent cervical cancer in the long term

Whether HPV Vaccination Will Prevent Cervical Cancer Unclear

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Review highlights limitations of trial design; additional research needed to address uncertainties
Cervical cancer screening rates are only about 70 percent among women ages 45 to 65 years

Cervical Cancer Screening Remains Low in Women Ages 45 to 65 Years

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Screening rates are insufficient to reduce cervical cancer incidence
Cervical cancer screening rates are only about 70 percent among women ages 45 to 65 years

Cervical Cancer Screening Remains Low in Women Ages 45 to 65 Years

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Screening rates are insufficient to reduce cervical cancer incidence
Ninety-two percent of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers are attributable to HPV types targeted by the 9-valent HPV vaccine

Most HPV-Linked Cancers Due to Types Targeted by 9vHPV Vaccine

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In 2012 to 2016, 92 percent of cancers attributable to HPV due to HPV types targeted by 9vHPV vaccine
A DNA methylation classifier can predict progression in young women with untreated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2

DNA Methylation Classifier Predicts Progression in CIN2

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For regression versus progression outcome, highest AUC was 0.735 for combination of S5, cytology
A clinical diagnosis of stress-related disorders or an occurrence of stressful life events around the time of cervical cancer diagnosis is associated with an increased risk for cancer-specific mortality

Psychologic Distress Linked to Cervical Cancer Mortality

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Risk up with diagnosis of stress-related disorders or an occurrence of stressful life events around diagnosis
One dose of prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccine may be as effective as two or three doses in preventing high-grade disease in a high-coverage setting

One Dose of HPV Vaccine May Be Sufficient in Certain Situations

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One dose compared with two or three doses in preventing cervical precancer in high-coverage settings
The Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2018 staging schema improves discriminatory ability for women with stage IB cervical tumors

FIGO 2018 Staging Ups Discrimination of Stage 1B Cervical Cancer

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Classifying all women with positive lymph nodes into single stage yields highly variable survival rates
Surgery at high-volume centers is associated with decreased local recurrence risk and improved survival for women with early-stage cervical cancer

Higher Surgical Volume May Improve Outcomes in Cervical Cancer

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Findings show radical hysterectomy at high-volume centers tied to better survival in early cervical cancer
A cervical cancer screening strategy that involves cytologic testing every three years from ages 21 to 29 years and then continuing cytologic testing or switching to low-cost high-risk human papillomavirus testing every five years is reasonable

Some Cervical Cancer Screening Strategies More Cost-Effective

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Most lifetime QALYs seen with cytologic testing every three years, repeated for ASC-US