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During the observed period, there was a decrease for all HPV-related conditions with a higher reduction, among neoplasms, for cervical cancer (annual percent change (APC) = \u22129.9%, p &lt; 0.001). The median age for cervical cancer was 45 years old, with an increasing value from 43 to 47 years (p &lt; 0.001). The age classes with greater decreases in hospital admissions for invasive cancers were women aged 35 years or more (APC range from \u22125.5 to \u22129.86) and 25\u201334 years old (APC = \u221211.87, p &lt; 0.001) for women with cervical carcinoma in situ. After ten years for vaccine introduction and sixteen years for cervical cancer screening availability, a relatively large decrease in hospital admissions for cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases in Sicily was observed. 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