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Epidemiology and burden of HPV-related disease
Beatriz Serrano1, María Brotons1, Francesc Xavier Bosch1
1Unit of Infections and Cancer (UNIC), Cancer Epidemiology Research Programme (CERP), Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) - Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is recognized as one of the major causes of infection-related cancer in both men and women. High-risk HPV types are not only responsible for virtually all cervical cancer cases but also for a fraction of cancers of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, and head and neck cancers. Furthermore, HPV is also the cause of anogenital warts and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Despite the availability of multiple preventative strategies, HPV-related cancer remains a leading cause of morbi-mortality in many parts of the world, particularly in less developed countries. Thus, in this review, we summarize the latest estimates of the global burden of HPV-related diseases, trends, the attributable fraction by HPV types, and the potential preventative fraction.