Anindya Dutta, University of Virginia (IMAGE) University of Virginia Health System Caption Anindya Dutta, PhD, MBBS, and his colleagues have made a discovery about HPV that could lead to new treatments for cervical cancer and other cancers caused by the virus, the most common sexually transmitted disease. Credit Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications Usage Restrictions May be used to accompany news coverage of the HPV discovery. All other uses require express written permission from UVA Health System. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.