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| Did you know that cervical cancer is caused by a common virus? |
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Cervical cancer is cancer of the cervix and is almost always caused by a virus, the human papillomavirus (HPV)1 |
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a very common virus of which there are many types2 |
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The types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer do not usually have any symptoms |
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| The link between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus |
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Walboomers, J. M. M. et al. Human papillomavirus is a necessary cause of invasive cervical
cancer worldwide. J Pathol 1999; 189 [1], 12-19. |
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Koutsky L. Epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus infection. American Journal of
Medicine 1997:102(5a): 3-8. |
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