Hpv and cervical cancer?

my mom was recently diagnosed with hpv; doctor said at her age with hpv, there is a higher likelihood of cervical cancer. does hpv usually lead to cervical cancer? i heard a very small percentage of women with hpv get cervical cancer but i'm not sure, im a little worried.

It is estimated that some huge % of all women over 26 are infected with HPV. (not sure what the % is, but it was quite big.)
Just like more than 50% of the population is infected with the virus that causes glandular fever by the time they're 70.
HPV is considered the most common STI.

From what my doctor told me, there are heaps of different strains of the virus... your mum might only have one strain. My doctor told me that, the more strains you have, the more likely you are to get cervical cancer BUT even if you only have 1 strain, depending on your immune system, you could still get it (but it is still worth having safe sex and avoiding the other strains because they will increase your risks.)

So obviously, not all women with HPV will get cervical cancer. I don't know actual statistics though.

But I do know, that because your mum is aware of the HPV infection, she will now be able to keep an eye on it. Cervical cancer is one of the easiest cancers to treat and the chances of making a successful recovery from it are extremely high - PROVIDED IT IS CAUGHT EARLY. Which is why pap smears are so important.

So as long as your mum has regular pap smears (I would recommend once per year rather than 2 years if she is really concerned), and follows up on anything abnormal, she should be fine.

Hmm my source is OPRAH lol...... I was watching the show on Oprah about HPV... there are over 20 different kinds of HPV "strands". 3 of them actually lead to cervical cancer, and the rest do not. You should find out the specific number she has and research it. HPV is the most common STD and over 80% of women will be exposed to it at one point or another..... If it is not one of the 3 BAD strands then most of the time the virus clears on it's own. I'm sure her Dr. has discussed the new vaccination. I wouldn't worry too much.
Certain strains of HPV and cervical cancer are strongly linked. That's why the recent discovery of a vaccine against HPV, which decreases the chance of getting cervical cancer by 70%, has been hailed as such a breakthrough.

From an Australian government site:

"The vaccine protects women against certain strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which are known to cause 7 out of 10 cases of cervical cancer and 9 out of 10 cases of genital warts."
http://www.health.gov.au/cervicalcancer...
I know how scary this must be for you. I myself have HPV and yes it can lead to cervical cancer. I have the "High risk type" and if it was left untreated it definitely would of been cancer for me. I caught it early enough to have it treated and i am on the road to recovery.
Your mom should know if she has the high risk type or not my dr. told me 2nd apt. and if she needs treatment for it because it CAN go away on its own.

here is a link and it answered all my questions!! check it out
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/stdhpv.htm...
HPV is a precursor, or fist sign of extremely high risk to develop cervical cancer. Search on Webmd and it will tell you what you need to know in pretty easy terms to understand. Your mom needs to be sure to follow up with her doctor regularly and get more frequent pap smears,etc. If your mom stays current with exams and surveillance, she can be OK. Cervical cancer is one of the more easily treatable cancers, with a high cure rate, if that were to happen to her. Let's hope and pray for the best, that it will not develop in her.