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April 12, 2022 Quarter of Virginians Unaware of Lifesaving HPV Vaccine

A new study finds troubling knowledge disparities about the HPV vaccine by sex, age, rurality, income and education level.

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 common virus.

December 18, 2018 HPV Discovery Raises Hope for New Cervical Cancer Treatments

HPV is responsible for nearly all cases of cervical cancer and 95 percent of anal cancers. It is the most common sexually transmitted disease, infecting more than 79 million Americans.

M. Mitchell Smith (from left), Margaret Grant and Dean H. Kedes have used this microscope Smith built to reveal how a cancer-causing virus clings to our DNA.

April 22, 2018 How a Cancer-Causing Virus Clings to Human DNA Like a Bur to a Sock

Using a homemade, high-tech microscope, scientists at the School of Medicine have revealed how a cancer-causing virus anchors itself to…

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