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Sunlight Could Enhance Susceptibility to Cervical Cancer, Researchers Theorize.

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| March 31, 2004 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Marilynn Marchione

Mar. 31--ORLANDO, Fla. -- Love may flourish when the stars align and the moon shines, but cervical cancer might prefer sunlight, a provocative new theory suggests.

Dutch women were more than twice as likely to test positive for the sexually transmitted virus that causes the disease in August than during winter months, a study found.

Researchers theorize that sunlight suppresses women's immune systems, making them more susceptible to the human papilloma virus, or HPV.

However, a second study suggested sunlight could be beneficial against a different cancer.

"The sun is a kind of drug," affecting cancer…

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