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Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Cervical Cancer(Free Handout)


Causes and Risk Factors


The cause of cervical cancer is unknown. Infection with two types of human papillomavirus (HPV), which is transmitted sexually, is strongly associated with cervical and vulvar cancer and is the primary risk factor. Evidence of HPV is found in nearly 80% of cervical carcinomas. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection reduces the immune system's ability to fight infection (including HPV inf...Read the full article