Next Generation Cancer Protection: The Bivalent HPV Vaccine for Females

Figure 2

Age-specific incidence of cervical cancer in countries with and without screening programs. The Brazil data represent countries without a cervical cancer cytology screening program. The UK data support the bimodal distribution of cervical cancers peaking at 35 and 65 years of age as seen in Figure 1. The Brazil data show continued increases in cancer incidence through 70 years that would be unlikely should there be no further incident HPV infections in older women [48].