4. Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
HPV is a necessary cause of cervical cancer โ 99.7%4
Cancer causing Types1,2,4
HPV
Non-cancer causing types1,2
HPV 16
HPV 6
HPV 18
HPV 11
โข >75% of Cervical Cancer5,6
โข >50% of Vaginal & Vulvar Cancer5
90% of Anogenital warts5
1.Schiffman M, Castle PE. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2003;127:930โ934. 2. Wiley DJ, Douglas J, Beutner K, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2002;35(suppl 2):S210โS224. 3. Muรฑoz N, Bosch FX, Castellsaguรฉ X, et al. Int J
Cancer. 2004;111:278โ285. Reprinted from J Virol. 1994;68:4503โ4505 with permission from the American Society for Microbiology Journals Department. 4. Walboomers JM, Jacobs MV, Manos MM, et al. J
Pathol. 1999;189:12โ19. 5. X. Castellsaguรฉ, S. de Sanjose, T. Aguado, K. S. Louie, L. Bruni, J.Muรฑoz, M. Diaz, K. Irwin, M. Gacic, O. Beauvais, G. Albero, E. Ferrer, S. Byrne,F. X. Bosch. HPV and Cervical
Cancer in the World. 2007 Report. WHO/ICO Information Centre on HPV and Cervical Cancer (HPV Information Centre). Available at: www.who.int/hpvcentre6. Bhatla N et al.Vaccine (2008;26; 2811-17
5. Herold Zur Hausen
The Nobel Prize Winner, Medicine 2008
HPV is the necessary or the key cause of cervical
cancer
Cervical cancer does not and will not develop in
the absence of the persistent
presence of HPV DNA.
6. Cervical Cancer โ Disease Burden in India
New Cervical Cancer Cases
Deaths due to Cervical cancer
India ~1,32,000
World ~ 4,93,000
India ~ 74,000
World ~ 2,73,000
India - 27%
India ~27%
India ~27%
Rest of World - 73%
Rest of World - 73%
Rest of World - 73%
India ~27% of new
Cervical Cancer cases in world
India ~27% of deaths
due to Cervical Cancer in world
Bhatla N et al; Vaccine 2008; 26 2811-17
7. Cervical Cancer in India
> 200 women die every day
Cervical Cancer :
India
8 women die every hour
Every 7 minutes a women dies
This Cause needs to be taken up by multiple stake holders .
8. โข 60% of girls with one
sexual partner will have
HPV infection within 3
years of beginning
sexual intercourse.
โข 80% of females get
infected with HPV by the
age of 50 years.
9. โข Most infected individuals are unaware
that
they are infected and may unknowingly
spread the virus.
โข Even Married couple with single partner
may have the disease
10. โข Cancer cervix is preventable but yet
NOT prevented in our country.
โข Continues to remain No
Indian Women
1 cancer in
11. Slow Growing Cancer:
Takes 10-20 yrs
Many opportunities for
detection &treatment
of Precancerous
lesions
14. 1
โข Cervical cancer
screening in India among
rich and poor is uniformly
low, 6% and 4%
respectively.1
โข WHO recommends
cervical cancer
screening for all women โฅ
30 yrs in India.1
1. Gakidou E, Nordhagen S, Obermeyer Z. Coverage of Cervical Cancer Screening in 57 Countries: Low Average Levels and Large Inequalities.
PLoS Medicine. June 2008; 5:863-868 Available at : www.plosmedicine.org
2. WHO. Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control: A guide to essential practice. 2008: 86.
Available at: http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/cervical_cancer_gep/text.pdf
17. Efficacy of Vaccine
HPV induced lesions
Protection
Cervical Cancer &
Cervical Cancer &
Precancers (Grade 2/ 3)11
Precancers (Grade 2/ 3)
98%
98%
Vulvar/ Vaginal Precancers
Vulvar/ Vaginal Precancers
(Grade 1- 3)22
(Grade 1- 3)
100%
100%
Genital Warts22
Genital Warts
100%
100%
1. The Future II Study Group. Lancet 2007; 369: 1861โ68 2.Garland SM et al. New Engl J Med. 2007;356:1928โ1943.
18. โข Age for vaccination is 9 - 45 years.
โข Three doses at 0, 2 and 6 months are recommended
with Quadrivalent vaccine
0
โข
2
6 months
well tolerated with a favorable safety profile.
Consensus Recommendations on Immunization, Indian Academy of Pediatrics Committee On Immunization (IAPCOI). Indian Pediatrics 2008; (45)635-648
19. โข Soreness & redness at local site is
common
โข May be slight fever which is short lasting
relieved by simple medication
โข No serious adverse reaction reported
20. โขSimultaneous
Administration of Other
Vaccines
โข Is safe at the same visit such as
Tdap, Hepatitis B or Meningococcal
vaccines
โข Vaccines should be administered using
a separate syringe at a different
anatomic site.
21. โข Australia has already vaccinated
85% of its target population
โข Male Vaccination is now approved in
Aus, NZ, Philippines & recently
USA
22. What Gynaecologists &
WOW India Volunteers can do ?
โข High& middle Income Group: 1.Create
awareness about Vaccination &
Regular screening
2.Vaccinate Adoloscent Girls & women of 945 yrs of age. Encourage them to form a
chain by giving them incentives.
23. 1. Arrange Fund for vaccination. Can initially target 1016 yrs old unmarried girls
2. See & Treat for married women of >30 yrs . Locate 34 gynaecologists in an area who can do monthly
camps at their clinics.
3. Frank cancer cases can be referred to
- Rotary Cancer Hospital AIIMS.
- Cancer Hospital in GTB
24. Summary
1. 27% of the world burden of Cervical Cancer is seen in India.
2. Cervical Cancer is caused by Human Papilloma Virus
3. Cervical Cancer is usually diagnosed in late stages in India.
4. Cancer Cervix Screening is recommended in between 21-65
yrs in low risk women
5.Cervical cancer vaccination: Recommended age : 9-45yrs in
Govt programme & GOI should take initiative without delay.
6.Vaccination efficacy 98-100%
7.No screening required for unmarried girls before
vaccination
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Editor's Notes
Vagina and uterus lie behind and above the pubic bone in
the pelvis.
Urinary bladder and urethra are in front of the vagina and uterus, and the rectum is behind them.
Ureters lie close to the cervix on each side.
Indiaโs population is approximately 1/6th of the world burden but the disease burden in India is more than 25%( 1/4th)
Key Point
Because HPV infection is common and usually asymptomatic, most transmission may occur unknowingly. HPV infection is usually transmitted by sexual contact, commonly through sexual intercourse, although transmission can occur through nonpenetrative genital contact.
Background
The greatest behavioral risk for the acquisition of HPV infection is sexual contact, specifically the rate of new partners per month.1,2 Sexual intercourse is important in the transmission of HPV.2 Other types of genital contact (genitalโgenital, manualโgenital, oralโgenital), which may begin at an earlier age than penetrative intercourse, may also lead to HPV infection.1,3,4 A recent US study of 603 college-aged (19 years of age, average age at enrollment) women reported a 2-year genital HPV incidence rate of 39% among sexually active women and 8% among virginal women.1 Genital HPV infection in virgins is rare, but may result from nonpenetrative sexual contact.1 Proper condom use may help reduce the risk of genital warts, CIN 2 or CIN 3, and invasive cervical cancer, but is not fully protective against infection.5
Other nonsexual routes of HPV infection include vertical transmission (from a mother to a newborn baby), although this is rare.6 A potential consequence of vertical transmission of HPV is recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), epithelial growths in the respiratory tract. In the larynx, growths may cause hoarseness and airway obstruction, which is potentially fatal. This condition presents most often in children younger than 5 years of age; but it can also occur in adults.7
Transmission of HPV infection may occur via contact with fomites, such as undergarments, surgical gloves, and biopsy forceps. This route of transmission has been hypothesized but is not well documented and would be rare.8,9
Although it is clear that sexual contact is the major mode of HPV transmission, most individuals infected by HPV do not know they have the disease.10 Therefore, they may unknowingly spread the virus.
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