Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 22nd, 2005
Study 1: Researchers review progress in vaccines against human papillomavirus in a recent issue of Presse Medicale.
According to a study from France, "Human papillomaviruses (HPV) cause the development of various cutaneous and mucosal lesions. Some genotypes play a role in the genesis of cervical cancer, which is the second most common cancer in women. HPV types 16 and 18 account for 60 to 72% of all HPV-associated cervical cancers, while types 6 and 11 cause genital warts. Despite the various escape strategies viruses use to fight the natural immune...
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