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Although HPV-generated cancers are some of the most preventable forms of cancer, the vaccine
uptake in Central Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, and EU-widening countries is low or very low. HPV
infection is responsible for 99.7% of cervical cancers and two HPV types (16 and 18) cause 70% of
cervical cancers and pre-cancerous cervical lesions. Evidence also links HPV with cancers of the anus,
vulva, vagina, penis, and oropharynx. The now-available HPV vaccine covers 90% of the circulating
strains of the virus. the virus.
