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Human papillomavirus can be cause of cervical cancer
Researchers also observed that it was more common for these women than for the general population to have cervical dysplasia, or an abnormal growth of cells on the cervix, the lowermost part of the uterus.
Study findings are in line with similar research in Canada, which reported a four times higher likelihood of cervical dysplasia among female CF patients with a lung transplant than other women with CF. Read more in Cystic Fibrosis News Today.
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