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Published online 10 October 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051010
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Cervical cancer vaccine proves effective
Three jabs could mean an end to routine smear tests.
The pharmaceutical company Merck made headlines last week with news that a few jabs in the arm can protect women from cervical cancer. The claim comes from the largest medical trial so far to test this type of vaccine.
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