Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer
List of Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer
The list of risk factors mentioned for Cervical Cancer
in various sources
includes:
Cervical Cancer Risk Factors: Book Excerpts
Risk factors discussion:
Cervical Cancer: NWHIC (Excerpt)
According to the National Cancer Institute, strong risk factors include
early age at first intercourse, a history of multiple sexual partners,
genital human papillomavirus infection (HPV) or other sexually transmitted
disease (STD), and the presence or history of other genital tract
abnormalities. Women age 60 and above are at greater risk for cervical
cancer than are women in other age groups because these older women are
less willing or able to seek medical care for early screening. One reason
that many of these women do not get screened for cervical cancer is that
they often don't view themselves as being at risk. Other risk factors
include active or passive ("second-hand") smoking, poor nutrition, and a
current or past sexual partner with risk factors for STDs, or HIV/AIDS.
(Source: excerpt from Cervical Cancer: NWHIC)
What You Need To Know About Cancer - An Overview: NCI (Excerpt)
Cigarette
smokers are also more likely than nonsmokers to develop
several other types of cancer, including oral cancer and
cancers of the larynx, esophagus, pancreas, bladder, kidney,
and cervix. Smoking may also increase the likelihood of
developing cancers of the stomach, liver, prostate, colon,
and rectum. The risk of cancer begins to decrease soon after
a smoker quits, and the risk continues to decline gradually
each year after quitting. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer - An Overview: NCI)
Risks factors for Cervical Cancer: medical news summaries:
The following medical news items
are relevant to risk factors for Cervical Cancer:
About risk factors:
Risk factors for Cervical Cancer are factors that do not seem
to be a direct cause of the disease,
but seem to be associated in some way.
Having a risk factor for Cervical Cancer
makes the chances
of getting a condition higher but does
not always lead to Cervical Cancer.
Also, the absence of any risk factors
or having a protective factor does not necessarily
guard you against getting Cervical Cancer.
For general information and a list of risk factors,
see the risk center.
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