Causes Of Cervical Cancer Other Than Hpv. Women who smoke have twice the risk of developing cervical cancer than women who don t. Most people who have had hpv infections however do not develop cervical cancer.
The hpv vaccine has the. But we know for sure that most cervical cancer is caused by a sexually transmitted disease called. One historical cause of non hpv disease was des synthetic form of estrogen exposure in utero which is currently very uncommon now that that medication has not been used during pregnancy in decades says dr.
Women who smoke have twice the risk of developing cervical cancer than women who don t.
However both types are preventable by vaccination. Like hpv 16 it doesn t typically cause symptoms but it can lead to cervical cancer. Cervical cancer treatments many things have been linked to cancer from genetics to tobacco use. Other risk factors include smoking a weak immune system birth control pills starting sex at a young age and having many sexual partners but these are less important.
