Human Pappiloma Virus

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Invasive squamous cell cancer.Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Hutchinson Center researchers have helped lay the groundwork for the development of life-saving vaccines for the human papillomavirus (HPV), a viral infection proven to cause cervical cancer. Our scientists have also studied the link between HPV and the development of cervical cancer in some women, genetic factors that may predict outcomes in women with cancer and strategies for improving screening rates in populations with high incidence of cervical cancer.

Facta - Facta Causes HPV :

• Cervical cancer develops in the tissues of the cervix, which connects a woman’s uterus and vagina.
  
• Cervical cancer is usually a slow-growing cancer that may not have symptoms but can be found with regular Pap tests, a procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix and scrutinized under a microscope.
  
• Human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease, is the primary cause of cervical cancer. The virus is present in virtually all cases of invasive cervical cancer.
  
• There are now two approved vaccines, approved for males and females ages 9 to 26, that protect against the types of HPV that cause most cervical cancer cases.
  
• Since most women are exposed to the kind of HPV that cause cervical cancer but do not develop cancer, it is likely that other factors contribute to the development of cervical cancer. (Some of these co-factors include early age at first intercourse, cigarette smoking, nutrition, and genetics.)
  
• Cervical cancer used to be one of the most common causes of cancer death among American women, but thanks to widespread use of the Pap test, early detection of precancerous and early-stage cancers has improved, boosting survival rates significantly. Worldwide, however, cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer death among women in low-resource settings.

Source : http://www.fhcrc.org/content/public/en/diseases/cervical-cancer.html