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Cervical Cancer
Doctors encouraged by vaccine results
December 26th, 2002
Early testing shows an experimental vaccine to be 100% effective against the virus that causes cervical cancer, raising doctors' hopes of someday sending the lethal disease into retreat in the same way as smallpox and polio. "It appears to be the real thing," said Dr. Christopher Crum, a pathologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "You're looking at some very compelling evidence that this vaccine will prevent cervical cancer." It remains unclear how long the protection might last. Even so, researchers say a vaccine could reach the market within 5 years or so. The findings were published in the November 21, 2002,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-12-26)
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