Definition: Vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS. Human vaccines are intended to reduce the incidence of UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS, so they are sometimes considered a type of CANCER VACCINES. They are often composed of CAPSID PROTEINS, especially L1 protein, from various types of ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS.
Other names Vaccines, Papillomavirus; Vaccines, Human Papillomavirus; Papillomavirus Vaccines, Human; Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines; HPV Vaccines; Human Papillomavirus Vaccines