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Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Global and regional estimates of genital human papillomavirus prevalence among men: a systematic review and meta-analysis
New study has been published today in The Lancet Global Health showing that almost one in three men over the age of 15 are infected with at least one genital human papillomavirus (HPV) type and one in five are infected with one or more of what are known as high risk, or oncogenic, HPV types.
These estimates show that men frequently harbour genital HPV infections and emphasize the importance of incorporating men in efforts to control HPV infection and to reduce the incidence of HPV related disease in both men and women.
Most HPV infections cause no symptoms and clear without intervention, but certain types of HPV can lead to anogenital warts or cancer. HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer in women and each year more than 340,000 women die of cervical cancer related to HPV. In men, IARC estimated that in 2018 there were more than 69,400 of cases of cancer caused by HPV. HPV related cancers in men include penile, anal, oral and throat cancers.
Read the full study. [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00305-4/fulltext]
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