Journal article
Changing the paradigm: Elimination – Not only of cervical cancer
Gynecologic oncology reports, Vol.54, 101445
08/2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101445
PMCID: PMC11263942
PMID: 39045263
Abstract
•Without interventions, incidences of vulvar, anal, and oropharyngeal cancers are expected to increase.•Expanding the WHO’s cervical cancer initiative to cover vulvar, anal, and oropharyngeal cancers is essential.•Reducing HPV-related cancer rates requires screening high-risk individuals, implementing gender-neutral HPV vaccinations, and enhancing awareness.
The WHO’s initiative to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030 does not address the increasing incidence of vulvar, anal, and oropharyngeal cancers linked to high-risk HPV. Currently, the prevention of these three cancers faces various obstacles, such as a lack of specialized screening programs, well-defined management guidelines, and widespread public awareness. Without any interventions, the incidence of these three cancers will likely rise in the upcoming years, increasingly affecting younger individuals. We recommend expanding the WHO’s initiative to include vulvar, anal, and oropharyngeal cancers. This involves developing screening and management protocols similar to those for cervical cancer, implementing gender-neutral HPV vaccination programs, establishing clear referral pathways to specialized centers, promoting public awareness, and providing education to healthcare providers and high-risk individuals.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Changing the paradigm: Elimination – Not only of cervical cancer
- Creators
- Jacob Bornstein - Western Galilee HospitalKoray Gorkem Sacinti - Ankara UniversityMario Preti - University of TurinSalem Billan - Rambam Health Care CampusHosna Razeghian - University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Colleen K. Stockdale - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Gynecologic oncology reports, Vol.54, 101445
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101445
- PMID
- 39045263
- PMCID
- PMC11263942
- ISSN
- 2352-5789
- eISSN
- 2352-5789
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2024
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Record Identifier
- 9984656555802771
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