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Can a virgin who has also gotten the hpv vaccination, gardasil, develop cervical cancer? 18 y/o
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Very unlikely: HPV causes about 80% of cervical cancer so there is the remaining 20 to think about. But if you do not smoke and abstain from alcohol your risk for cervical cancer is near zero.
Answered 7/15/2014
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Gardasil: Since gardasil protects against certain strains only, it is still possible to develop cervical cancer.Gardasil is about 80 percent effective
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