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Volume 9, Number 1—January 2003
Research

Cost Effectiveness of a Potential Vaccine for Human papillomavirus

Gillian D. Sanders*Comments to Author  and Al V. Taira*
Author affiliations: *Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA

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Figure 1

Schematic representation of the decision model. In panel A, the square node at the left represents the vaccination decision. The woman’s health thereafter is simulated by a Markov model. Each month, women are at risk of developing Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, SIL (squamous intraepithelial lesions), or cervical cancer. Women who contract HPV may be infected by a low- or high-risk type. Panel B demonstrates cervical-cancer diagnosis, treatment, and natural history. Throughout a woman’s li

Figure 1. Schematic representation of the decision model. In panel A, the square node at the left represents the vaccination decision. The woman’s health thereafter is simulated by a Markov model. Each month, women are at risk of developing Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, SIL (squamous intraepithelial lesions), or cervical cancer. Women who contract HPV may be infected by a low- or high-risk type. Panel B demonstrates cervical-cancer diagnosis, treatment, and natural history. Throughout a woman’s lifetime, her HPV, SIL, or cervical cancer status can be discovered either through development of symptoms or through routine Pap tests. Panel C shows that women who undergo a Pap test may test negative or positive for SIL.

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