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> "The findings will need to be considered by cervical cancer prevention programmes worldwide", the study reports. With 140,000 girls being the population of t
by woliveirajr 8y ago
> "The findings will need to be considered by cervical cancer prevention programmes worldwide", the study reports.
With 140,000 girls being the population of the study, results are interesting.
And as "Virtually all cervical cancers are caused by HPV." [0], "Most oropharyngeal cancers (70%) in the United States are caused by HPV." [0] and the same for anal, penile, vaginal and vulvar cancer, it seems to be a big gain for public health.
[0] https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/infectious-agents/hpv-and-cancer?redirect=true#cancers-caused https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/i...