Does the human papilloma virus (HPV) cause cancer

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It seems harmless infections acquired during adolescence and young adulthood can linger for decades, attacking cells over and over from time to time, sometimes develop into cancer, sometimes not. Infection with human papillomaviruses types is the primary cause of cervical cancer. Of clinical and laboratory research data points to a chronic HPV infection as a major cause of cancers of the anus, vulva, vagina, penis and oropharynx. It has a particular affinity for cells in the skin and mucous membranes where they affect the cell's genetic instructions and can make them behave badly. Most of the time HPV boot out by the immune system, but sometimes the cells turn out to be benign tumours, precancerous or cancerous. Human Papilloma Virus is most commonly passed by sexual contact.

Because the virus is known to cause more than 80 percent of the cases of cervical cancer, a lot of research effort and money have been invested to make the HPV vaccine. Infection with human papillomaviruses types is the primary cause of cervical cancer. Some types are more likely to cause cancer (high risk) and some never will. Low-risk types are responsible for the growth of the external skin as a common wart or plantar, flat on the hands and feet, and genital warts curable (condyloma) in or on the vagina, penis, and anus.Almost all women will have an infection at some point, but very few will develop cervical cancer. Almost all women will have an infection at some point, but very few will develop cervical cancer. There is evidence that chronic infections may also be associated with cancers other than cervical cancer.

Cancer causing strains of HPV are found in about 80% of cervical cancers and causes the deaths of too many women every year. In men, the risk of cancer of the rectum and penis are greatly increased. Please practice safe sex and protecting yourself.Cervical cancer strikes nearly half a million women each year worldwide, claiming more than a quarter of a million people. Studies have found that the infection is also a risk factor for oropharyngeal cancer (cancer that forms in tissues of the oropharynx, which is the middle part of the throat and includes the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the tonsils). Studies also suggest that HPVs may play a role in cancers of the anus, vulva, vagina and penis. Some strains of the human papilloma virus causes cancer and several other strains cause genital warts.