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| June 09, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Montgomery Advertiser. 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: Topher Sanders

Jun. 9--Physicians in Montgomery applauded the approval of a new vaccine that helps protect women against cervical cancer.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that Gardasil, a vaccine created by Merck & Co. Inc., could be used by woman ages 9 to 26. The drug works by preventing infection by four strains of the human papilomavirus, or HPV, the sexually transmitted virus that can cause the cancer.

"It's truly a huge breakthrough, an incredible new weapon in the fight against cervical cancer," said Dr. Stephen Davidson, a medical oncologist with the Montgomery Cancer Center. "If you've got a vaccine that reliably…

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