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| date=06/02/2019
| accessdate=2019-08-24
}}</ref> but while the research and data are interesting, their work remains unpublished in a peer-reviewed journal. The group does have published data from a small study in 2017.<refname="GMA">{{REFweb
| quote= While the research and data are interesting, their work remains unpublished in a peer-reviewed journal. The group does have published data from a small study in 2017. The researchers did not respond to multiple attempts by ABC News to reach them for comment.
| url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/mexican-scientists-find-cure-hpv-heres-61209423
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According to the American National Cancer Institute the drug used in the experiments needs light to get activated. The light is only going 1 cm deep into the tissue. Any infection deeper than that won't get covered by the method. Circumcision is still not doing anything here. To prevent HPV infections, vaccination and safer sex are best options.<ref name="GMA"/>
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