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Your daughter needs this vaccine

Human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes cancer of the cervix, is the most sexually transmitted agent worldwide. While 70 per cent of all cervical cancer cases are caused by HPV type 16 and 18, it is also important to note that HPV type 16 also causes cancer of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, oral cavity, and oropharynx and tonsils.

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