Age at first sexual intercourse among young women with invasive cervical cancer: implications for routine vaccination against human papillomavirus in Japan

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁴ Department of Gynecology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Department of Gynecology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
⁶ Gynecology Service, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁷ Department of Gynecology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
⁸ Department of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan.
⁹ Department of Gynecology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.

Hiroshi Nakazawa et al. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2023.

. 2023 Jun 1;53(6):530-533.

doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyad017.

¹ Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁴ Department of Gynecology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Department of Gynecology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
⁶ Gynecology Service, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁷ Department of Gynecology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
⁸ Department of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan.
⁹ Department of Gynecology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.

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Keywords: cervical cancer; human papillomavirus; sexual behavior; vaccination.

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