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University of Sydney

HPV causing cervical cancer

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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes almost all cervical cancers, says Dr Kate Simms of the Daffodil Centre, and that a shift from Pap tests to HPV screening in low-and-middle-income countries, as has occurred in Australia, could significantly reduce mortality rates through earlier intervention.

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