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Date:7/31/2009

ents. However, he also cautioned that while highly suggestive the available data to date collectively still fall short of proving a biological relationship between HIV/AIDS and HPV-related cancers. Regarding the study by Chaturvedi et al, for example, after mentioning several important strengths to that study, Dr. Strickler also mentions:

"Nonetheless, it must additionally be acknowledged that these associations between human papillomavirus-related cancers and markers of immunosuppression were of moderate strength, varied between cancer types, and await confirmation."

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Contact: Steve Graff jncimedia@oxfordjournals.org 301-841-1285 Journal of the National Cancer Institute Source:Eurekalert

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