- He proved his theory by identifying the human papilloma virus (HPV) as the cause of cervical cancer and then developing a vaccine against the virus to rid the female population of the cancer
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- Prof Ian Frazer, the former Australian of the Year and creator of the world's first cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, hopes to developed the vaccine within a year
- The 57-year-old immunology professor has developed a world-first strategy to combat the insidious disease that affects two out of three Australians.
- "This group of cancers caused by virus infection present a great opportunity because the idea of vaccinating to prevent a cancer is enormously appealing," he said
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