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Meds, Mind, Body & Benefits => Research News & Studies => Topic started by: John2038 on August 24, 2011, 02:07:01 pm
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A vaccine to prevent cervical cancer offered strong protection against anal cancer in a large study of women in Costa Rica, adding to evidence that such vaccines can protect against more than just cervical cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
In women with no likely previous exposure to HPV infection, the vaccine prevented 84 percent of anal HPV infections, a rate similar to the 89 percent rate against cervical HPV infection.
The team also found that Cervarix protected was cross-protective against other cancer-causing HPV types 31, 33 and 45.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/23/us-cancer-anus-idUSTRE77L7A020110823