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SUBMITTER: Lin K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2908016 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lin Ken K Doolan Kimberley K Hung Chien-Fu CF Wu T C TC
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi 20100101 1
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) has been associated with several human cancers, including cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, vaginal and anal cancer, and a subset of head and neck cancers. Thus effective vaccination against HPV provides an opportunity to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with HPV. The Food and Drug Administration of the United States has approved two preventive vaccines to limit the spread of HPV. However, these are unlikely to impact upon HPV prevalence and cervical cancer ...[more]