Marc Arbyn (Belgium)

Sciensano Cancer epidemiology
Coordinator of the Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Belgian Cancer Centre, Sciensano). Juliette Wytsmanstreet 14, B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM M Arbyn has diplomas of MD, MSc, Dr in tropical medicine and PhD in medicine & health Science. After a career in Africa with Médecins Sans Frontières, he got involved in cancer research in Europe. MA coordinated the evaluation of new screening methods in the framework of the European Network of Cervical Cancer Screening and is editor- of the European Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening and associated Supplements on HPV screening. His main activity deals with systematic reviews, Cochrane reviews and meta-analyses regarding prevention and treatment of HPV-related cancers and their precursors (cervical cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment of cervical precancer, anal cancer and oropharyngeal cancer. MA is involved in several international networks dealing with biobank-based cancer research (addressing etiological questions and possible application of biomarkers in screening), clinical validation of tests applied in screening, diagnosis and prognosis prediction and offers epidemiological support to health authorities regarding implementation of cervical cancer prevention. MA is author of >250 papers, published in peer-reviewed journals, and a few dozens of book chapters or monographies related to cancer prevention. MA is also specialised in trend analysis and age-cohort-period modelling of cancer incidence and mortality. MA is principle investigator of the VALGENT (VALidation of hpv GENotyping Tests) and VALHUDES (VALidation of HUman papillomavirus assays and collection DEvices for HPV testing on Self-samples and urine samples) studies. These are independent researcher-induced protocols used for HPV test comparison and validation on clinician-collected cervical samples, vaginal self-samples and urine. MA is currently updating methods for test validation in collaboration with an international network of experts involving clinical epidemiologist and virologists. MA is coordinator of the Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, which is part of the Belgian Cancer Centre at the Scientific Institute of Public Health in Brussels. He was member of the Board of Directors of the International Papillomavirus Society (IPV) from 2012 to 2018 and congress president of EUROGIN 2018 (Lisbon, Portugal).

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Introduction by Chairs (ID 1714)

Session Date
07/23/2020
Session Time
10:40 - 11:45
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Hall A
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Dedicated Symposium
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10:40 - 10:43

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Public Health / Epidemiology / Global Impact of HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention ePoster

WORLDWIDE BURDEN OF CERVICAL CANCER IN 2018 (ID 976)

Session Date
07/21/2020
Session Time
10:00 - 17:00
Room
ePoster
Session Type
Poster Viewing - 20-24 July
Session Name
Public Health / Epidemiology / Global Impact of HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention
Lecture Time
10:00 - 10:01

Abstract

Introduction

The knowledge that persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the main cause of cervical cancer has resulted in the development of prophylactic vaccines to prevent the HPV infection and HPV assays that detect the virus Given the recent call from WHO to scale up preventive, screening and treatment interventions to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem during this century, it is timely to assess the current burden of the disease as a baseline from which to assess the impact of the global initiative.

Methods

Visual and tabular descriptions of national estimates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality in 2018 are presented from GLOBOCAN, the recently compiled database from IARC of cancer estimates for 185 countries.

Results

There were an estimated 570,000 cases of cervical cancer and 311,000 deaths from the disease in 2018. It is the fourth most common female cancer ranking after breast cancer (2.1 million cases), colorectal cancer (0.8 million cases) and lung cancer (0.7 million). The incidence of cervical cancer varies widely among countries with estimated world-age-standardised rates ranging from less than 1 to 75 per 100,000. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in Eastern, Western, Middle and Southern Africa. The highest incidence rate is estimated in the Kingdom of Eswatini, with ~ 6.5% of women developing cervical cancer before the age of 75. China and India contribute over one third of the global cervical burden with 106,000 and 97,000 cases and 48,000 and 60,000 deaths, respectively. More than the other major cancers, the disease affects women <45 years.

Conclusions

Cervical cancer continues to be a major public health problem affecting young women particularly in low and middle-income countries. The global scale-up of HPV vaccination and HPV-based screening – including self-sampling – may make cervical cancer a rare disease in the decades to come.

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Principles of validation of HPV assays usable in low-resource countries. (ID 1569)

Session Date
07/23/2020
Session Time
10:40 - 11:45
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Hall A
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Dedicated Symposium
Lecture Time
10:43 - 10:58

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Oral Session 6: SCREENING III. Implementation, dissemination, and communication  Hall E

META-ANALYSIS ON THE ACCURACY OF METHODS TO TRIAGE HRHPV-POSITIVE WOMEN (ID 1252)

Session Date
07/22/2020
Session Time
11:35 - 13:15
Room
Hall E
Session Type
Public Health Oral Session
Lecture Time
12:47 - 12:59

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Moderator of 3 Sessions

Dedicated Symposium
Session Type
Dedicated Symposium
Session Date
07/23/2020
Session Time
10:40 - 11:45
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Hall A

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Public Health Oral Session
Session Type
Public Health Oral Session
Session Date
07/23/2020
Session Time
12:20 - 14:20
Room
Hall E

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Session Type
Plenary Session
Session Date
07/24/2020
Session Time
10:30 - 12:05
Room
Hall A

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