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RSSPlans to vaccinate young girls against the sexually-transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer have been blocked in several US states by conservative groups, who say that doing so would encourage promiscuity.
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New study released by the Government finds that approximately one in four females aged 14 to 59 are infected with human papillomavirus or HPV.
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