Journal article
Trends in anal cancer in Australia, 1982-2005.
F Jin, AN Stein, EL Conway, DG Regan, M Law, JML Brotherton, J Hocking, AE Grulich
Vaccine | Published : 2011
Abstract
Most anal squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are caused by high risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and are potentially preventable by HPV vaccination. In order to understand the burden of potentially preventable anal cancer in Australia, we examine the incidence and survival from invasive anal SCC 1982-2005. We reviewed data on invasive anal cancer cases notified to the National Cancer Statistics Clearing House. Age specific incidence rates of SCC were calculated by year of cancer diagnosis and by birth cohort, and rates of anal adenocarcinoma were included for comparison. Incidence rates were age standardised to the Australian 2001 standard population. Trends in relative survival of SCC ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Dr. E. Lynne Conway and Dr. Alicia Stein are employed by CSL Limited and own stock in CSL Limited. Funding: The National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the position of the Australian Government. This work was performed as part of ARC Linkage Project Grant LP0883831 "Planning female and male vaccination and cervical screening strategies to achieve optimal prevention of HPV-related disease". FJ is supported by a Post-doctoral Training Fellowship (#571402) from the National Health and Medical Research Council.