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SUMMARY:A V HILL LECTURE - Vaccines: from science to policy - Professor Si
 r Leszek Borysiewicz\, Vice-Chancellor\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20130225T173000Z
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CONTACT:Beverley Larner
DESCRIPTION:Human papillomaviruses are responsible for 99% of cervical can
 cer.  The relationship between the host immune response and the virus cont
 rols persistence\, and hence the oncogenic potential of the agent in the v
 ast majority of individuals.  The occasional consequence is the establishm
 ent of malignant disease\, which in turn requires therapeutic and preventa
 tive interventions.\n\nProfessor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz will outline the h
 istory of cervical cancer\, its diagnosis and treatments over the centurie
 s\, and discuss the characteristics of human papillomavirus (HPV).  He wil
 l consider how the discovery of an effective vaccine led as a matter of pu
 blic health policy to a mass vaccination programme\, and societal reaction
 .\n\n
LOCATION:Bristol-Myers-Squibb Lecture theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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