HPV
Americanabbreviation
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Example Sentences
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HPV causes cells in the anal canal to grow abnormally and form tumours.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
However, only a tiny proportion of patients with HPV will develop cancer.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
The second new division—the specialty, pharma and infectious-diseases business unit—will sell noncancer products, including the HPV vaccine Gardasil, diabetes drug Januvia and newer products such as lung-disease treatment Winrevair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
If HPV vaccination rates fall, it’s possible cervical cancer rates can rise.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026
Research into HPV eventually uncovered how Henrietta’s cancer started: HPV inserted its DNA into the long arm of her eleventh chromosome and essentially turned off her p 5 3 tumor suppressor gene.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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