One-Third of American Women Infected with HPV

By ACSH Staff — Mar 01, 2007
A March 1, 2007 piece mentions Salon.com's mention of our mention of JAMA's report on high rates of HPV, the virus associated with cervical cancer:

A March 1, 2007 piece mentions Salon.com's mention of our mention of JAMA's report on high rates of HPV, the virus associated with cervical cancer:

The Journal of the American Medical Association (AMA) reports that over one-third of American women are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV) by the age of 24. The latest research finds that HPV affects about 7.5 million women nationwide. This is about two-thirds higher than previous estimates. The American Council on Science and Health estimates that "nearly 50 percent of American women can expect to be infected at some point in their lives," according to Salon.