Medical Xpress August 5, 2024
For individuals younger than 25 years, the incidence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) decreased continuously from 2007 through 2020, according to a research letter published online July 25 in JAMA Oncology.
Rachael Adcock, Ph.D., from the University of New Mexico Center for HPV Prevention in Albuquerque, and colleagues updated the previous report of the population-level incidence of CIN grades 1, 2, and 3 for individuals aged 15 to 29 years from 2007 through Dec. 31, 2020. Incidence rates were estimated annually per 100,000 individuals screened.
The researchers found a decrease in the incidence of CIN3 from 240.2 in 2007 to 0 in 2020 (annual percentage change [APC], −34.0%) among those aged 15 to 19 years. The corresponding decreases in CIN2...