Vaccine ninety percent effective against cervical cancer
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A new vaccine protects nine out of ten women against cervical cancer linked to two strains of the deadly human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a study published Thursday.
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A new vaccine aimed at halting the  spread of a common sexually transmitted virus that can lead to  cervical cancer should eventually be given to both sexes,  doctors said on Monday.
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According to a study by the University of Washington, a new vaccine can prevent cervical cancer for at least four years. The vaccine works by blocking the most common strain of the human papilloma virus (HPV
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All girls aged 12 or 13 should be vaccinated against the viruses that cause cervical cancer, government health advisors said today.
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The contraceptive pill has prevented at least 100,000 UK deaths from ovarian cancer, researchers say.
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A gel to destroy cervical cancer cells and minimise the threat of disease is under development.
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New data from a combined analysis of four Phase II/III studies involving more than 20,000 women confirm the effectiveness of Merck &amp; Co Inc's cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, researchers said on Thursday.
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An experimental vaccine against one strain of the human papilloma virus blocked most infections by the virus and, more important, prevented development of a precursor of cervical cancer caused by the virus, researchers said Monday.
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A new vaccine could prevent most cases of cervical cancer, says a study published today. Each year 470,000 women worldwide are diagnosed with cervical cancer and a further 230,000 die.
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All adolescent girls in European Union countries should be vaccinated against a virus that is linked to most cases of cervical cancer, a leading medical journal said on Friday.
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Almost 250,000 women worldwide die each year from cervical cancer, which is linked to infection by HPV viruses. Experts believe that vaccination against the most common cancer-causing viruses, HPV-16 and HPV-18, could prevent up to 70% of cases.
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Vaccination against viruses that can lead to cervical cancer might be just a few years away following successful trials in the US, Canada and Brazil.
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For the first time, scientists have proof that condoms offer women impressive protection against the virus that causes cervical cancer.
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A Merck vaccine, which makes people immune to a common sexually transmitted virus (human papilloma virus - HPV) which causes cervical cancer, seems to continue offering protection from cervical cancer two years after preliminary testing, say scientists at
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The world's first cervical cancer  vaccine may give wider protection against the killer disease  than previously thought, researchers said on Sunday.
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All girls of 11 in the EU should be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, a medical journal says.
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Schoolgirls in England will be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, ministers are set to announce.