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Byline: Fred Tasker
Feb. 28--A new federal study says the human papillomavirus that can lead to cervical cancer infects many more girls and young women than previously thought, and researchers stressed the importance of a newly approved vaccine.
The study, released Tuesday, found an infection rate among women 14 to 59 of about one-quarter, similar to previous findings. But 7.5 million females in the 14-to-24 age group -- 33.8 percent -- are infected. Earlier estimates put the number at 4.6 million in that age group.
Researchers attribute the higher numbers entirely to better counting methods, not an increase in infection. Still, it means the problem…