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| April 07, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2004 United Press International. 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

NEW YORK, April 7 (UPI) -- A new experimental vaccine can reduce the risk of cervical cancer by 90 percent, a study says.

The vaccine, made by Merck and called Gardasil, made its mark in a survey of 552 women, findings of which were published in the British medical journal Lancet Oncology.

The study is another sign the first vaccine that could prevent most of the world's cervical-cancer cases is just around the corner, the Wall Street Journal said Thursday.

Merck…

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