It is tempting to characterize the human papillomavirus story as a triumph of science. Over the course of nearly 40 years, a lethal cancer was found to be caused by a particular virus, and vaccines were developed and rolled-out across the world. If only other cancers proved as tractable. But, as we chronicle in this Outlook, the tale of this virus is still being written. For one thing, these vaccines have not yet
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