TY - JOUR
T1 - Public health value of universal HPV vaccination
AU - Audisio, Riccardo A.
AU - Icardi, Giancarlo
AU - Isidori, Andrea M.
AU - Liverani, Carlo A.
AU - Lombardi, Alberto
AU - Mariani, Luciano
AU - Mennini, Francesco Saverio
AU - Mitchell, David A.
AU - Peracino, Andrea
AU - Pecorelli, Sergio
AU - Rezza, Giovanni
AU - Signorelli, Carlo
AU - Rosati, Giovanni
AU - Zuccotti, Gian Vincenzo
PY - 2016/1
Y1 - 2016/1
N2 - Steps must be taken by relevant bodies to achieve the target of universal vaccination. The analysis of HPV vaccination's clinical effectiveness vs. economic efficacy are supportive of the economic sustainability of vaccination programs both in women and men. In Europe, these achievements demand urgent attention to the social equity for both genders in healthcare. There is sufficient ethical, scientific, strategic and economic evidence to urge the European Community to develop and implement a coordinated and comprehensive strategy aimed at both genders and geographically balanced, to eradicate cervical cancer and other diseases caused by HPV in Europe. Policymakers must take into consideration effective vaccination programs in the prevention of cancers.
AB - Steps must be taken by relevant bodies to achieve the target of universal vaccination. The analysis of HPV vaccination's clinical effectiveness vs. economic efficacy are supportive of the economic sustainability of vaccination programs both in women and men. In Europe, these achievements demand urgent attention to the social equity for both genders in healthcare. There is sufficient ethical, scientific, strategic and economic evidence to urge the European Community to develop and implement a coordinated and comprehensive strategy aimed at both genders and geographically balanced, to eradicate cervical cancer and other diseases caused by HPV in Europe. Policymakers must take into consideration effective vaccination programs in the prevention of cancers.
KW - Allied health professions and studies
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26346895
U2 - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2015.07.015
DO - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2015.07.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 26346895
SN - 1040-8428
VL - 97
SP - 157
EP - 167
JO - Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
JF - Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
ER -