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human papilloma virus
HPV vaccine promises much but screening remains vital
The new HPV vaccines have shown impressive results in their target population, but if immunisation programmes come at the expense of existing or planned cytological screening, deaths from cervical cancer may increase. Download full article
Guardian journalist named Best Cancer Reporter
The Best Cancer Reporter Award 2006, sponsored by the European School of Oncology, has gone to Sarah Boseley, health reporter for the UK’s Guardian newspaper. She was commended for her thorough, balanced, informed and articulate’ [more]
Finding the viral link: the story of Harald zur Hausen
German virologist Harald zur Hausen was convinced by the early 1970s that the skin wart virus, human papilloma, was implicated in cervical cancer. Thirty years later we stand on the threshold of a vaccine to [more]