Cancer these days are so common that there is a 50 to 75 per
cent chance that someone in you family could be diagnosed with
it. Cancer takes many forms and to date, there is no known cure
that can completely eliminate this disease. The Human
Papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that causes different types of
cancers. The HPV 16 and HPV 18 cause cervical and vulval cancer.
A recent study by a leading Cancer Research scientific team
found a vaccine to combat against certain forms of the Human
Papilomavirus. The vaccine, known as TA-HPV was modified from a
smallpox vaccine. Scientists tested the vaccine in 18 women with
Vulval Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN), a form of vulval cancer.
This form of vulval cancer is very hard to treat as the
precancerous lesions appear on the lining of the vulva.
Following the vaccination, 13 out of the 18 women were found to
develop a specific immune reaction towards HPV. Also, in 8 out
of the 18 women, the cancerous lesions shrunk by 50 percent. The
patients also experienced symptom r