ABC News: Prof quoted on importance of new HPV vaccine

Release Date: December 29, 2006 This content is archived.

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An article on ABCNews.com that lists the Top 10 health stories of 2006 includes that announcement of a vaccine that prevents infection by some strains of cervical-cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) and quotes Stephen Edge, professor of surgery, who said "When administered to adolescent girls, it will prevent the large majority of cases of cervical cancer. Now this killer disease will largely be relegated to history." Go to article.

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