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Some cancers are preventable with a vaccine – a virologist explains

  • Written by Ronald C. Desrosiers, Professor of Pathology, Vice-chair for Research, University of Miami
Some cancers are preventable with a vaccine – a virologist explainsSome strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV) have been associated with cancers, especially cervical cancer.Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

One-fifth. Nearly 20% of cancers worldwide are caused by a virus.

These viruses don’t cause cancer until long after they initially infect a person. Rather, the viruses teach the...

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