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Re:Canada loses its measles-free status, with US on track to... by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @11:41AM (#45889432)
Wait, do all cervical cancers come from HPV?
Re:Canada loses its measles-free status, with US on track to... by mrweasel on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @11:45AM (#45889488)
I don't know, but note that eliminated in this context means less than four cases per 100.000 women (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/livmoderhalskraeft-kan-vae...).
Re:Canada loses its measles-free status, with US on track to... by Marsymars on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @12:18PM (#45890070)
Not quite, because cancer can spontaneously develop in basically any tissue, and given the wrong conditions/immune response, spread, but practically speaking, just about all, >99%.

e.g. this source says 99.7%: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7062568/