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Cancer Vaccines
Researchers from International Agency for Research on Cancer describe findings in cancer vaccines
November 18th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer prevention in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal,' have been published. "Although one-third of the world cervical cancer burden is endured in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, there are important gaps in our knowledge of the distribution and determinants of the disease in addition to inadequate investments in screening, diagnosis and treatment in these countries. Prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among the general populations varies from 7-14% and the age-specific prevalence across age groups is constant with no clear peak in young women," scientists writing in the journal...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-11-18)
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