The scientists who discovered HIV will share the Nobel prize for medicine with the expert who linked human papillpoma virus (HIV) to cervical cancer.
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Harald zur Hausen, of Germany, received the prize for making the link between the HPV and cervical cancer.
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The discovery of the link between HPV and cervical cancer has led to the development of vaccines to immunise young girls against HPV.
(BBC)
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