Serious Weakness Found In Virus Responsible For Most Cervical Ca...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Wed, 03/19/2008 - 23:00

The virus responsible for most cases of cervical cancer has a serious weakness which may provide hope for new treatments for the disease.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a virus which causes several types of cancer but is particularly associated with cervical cancer, has developed clever ways of hiding in the body, but researchers have found that its ability to trick the body's first line of defense leaves it vulnerable to attack from a second defense system.

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