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Cervical Cancer Vaccine Found Effective in Clinical Trial
A vaccine designed to protect women from being infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16, and 18 was effective in preventing high-grade cervical precancers and noninvasive cervical cancers in a large, randomized clinical trial, according to a statement from the vaccine's manufacturer Merck. Data from the trial were presented last month at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
The vaccine, Gardasil, was designed to
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