Re: HEALTH: cancer vaccines

From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Fri Nov 22 2002 - 15:03:08 MST


I previously mentioned:

> Vaccine May Be First for Cancer
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17709-2002Nov20.html

My pushing this may have been a little overhyped since
Science Daily has an article today discussing a vaccine
against only HPV-16 (there are dozens of different types
of HPV).

"Vaccine Against HPV-16, A Virus Linked To Cervical Cancer, Appears
Effective"
http://www.sciencedaily.org/releases/2002/11/021122075011.htm

So either there are two stories about the topic going on
at the same time or the Washington Post report has some
serious faults in it.

Mind you, a vaccine against even one of the HPV variants
that can cause cervical cancer is a good thing. So its
cause for extropic dancing in the aisles. Step by step
science is backing major causes of death back into a
very small corner.

Sidebar: Can we do the next Extro Conf. as a parody of a
Baptist revival meeting?

But in the meantime I'm sitting here somewhat confused.
Robert



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