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The winners of this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine: Harald zur Hausen, Françoise Barre-Sinoussi und Luc Montagnier
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| Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to Heidelberg cancer researcher (10/08/2008)
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Professor Harald zur Hausen of the German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg wins this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine. He shares the prize with the French scientists Françoise Barre-Sinoussi und Luc Montagnier. Zur Hausen is awarded the prize for his work demonstrating that human papillomaviruses, otherwise known as wart viruses, are a major cause of cervical cancer. Because of zur Hausen's research, this particular form of cancer, which has become the third most common form to affect women, can be better treated and prevented today. The award ceremony for this year's Nobel Prizes will take place in Stockholm on December 10th, 2008.
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