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Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is more common in younger women, with around 3,200 people diagnosed in the UK each year. It develops in the lining of the cervix – the lower part of the womb – and the main symptom is unusual or unexplained vaginal bleeding.
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Researchers have discovered how a virus found in both humans and cows that causes cervical cancer in women disguises itself to hide from the immune system. Researchers have discovered how a virus found in both humans and cows that causes cervical cancer in women disguises itself to hide from the immune system.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 7 November 2002

7 November 2002