1 in 4 women have STD linked to cervical cancer

[Horse with no Name]

But only tiny percentage infected with strains targeted by new vaccine

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17364887/

The numbers are astronomical. Thankfully the results showed that about the same number that they thought would were still at risk of death, but the overall number is staggering.
My hope is that with the success of Gardasil, that vaccines for the other strains won't be far behind. We've come a long way baby...but we still have so far to go.

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One in four U.S. women ages 14 to 59 is infected with the sexually transmitted virus that in some forms can cause cervical cancer, according to the first broad national estimate.

The figure is mostly in line with previous assessments. The highest prevalence — nearly 45 percent — was found in young women within the age range recommended for a new virus-fighting vaccine, according to a report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Just 3.4 percent of the women studied had infections with one of the four HPV strains that the new vaccine protects against. But that doesn’t mean the vaccine should be written off, said Dr. Yvonne Collins, an assistant professor of gynecologic cancer at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

For one thing, Collins said, that relatively small percentage corresponds with a lot of women — about 3 million, according to the report. And it does not include those with past infections that have cleared up.