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Hate Is Art
10th October 2005, 22:12
Dunno If anyone has seen this recently, but they have created a vaccine that is 100% effective in stopping cervical cancer. A HUGE breakthrough.

First step in fighting cancer completly hopefully.

STI
10th October 2005, 23:32
Link? This seems a bit too-good-to-be-true, to be honest.

Erythromycin-diazepam
11th October 2005, 03:27
Same linkify me.

Mujer Libre
11th October 2005, 06:18
IIRC the vaccine doesn't stop cervical cancer, it helps prevent infection with human pappiloma virus (genital warts -certain types of which can go on to cause cancer) and so can stop cancer developing later.

The vaccine was really awesome in clinical trials, so yay! Of course I could be talking out of my arse as this is just what I remember from a virology class last semester, before the vaccine actually came on the market.

Hate Is Art
13th October 2005, 17:20
scope it (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4317972.stm)