HPV and Cervical Cancer?

If you know someone who has the *high risk* form of HPV infection, what is the likelyhood of developing genital warts, cervical cancers or other cancers? Any other information you have would be much appreciated...thanks.

Having tested positive for high risk HPV only indicates you have one or more of the high risk HPV types that are found in cancer. High risk HPV types are found in vulva, vaginal, oral and penile cancers. There is only a small percentage of women that鈥檚 HPV infection will progress to cancer.

Here in the US we do a pretty good job of screening and treating. About 3,700 women will die from cervical cancer about 11,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer鈥?the American Cancer Society tells us: The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2007, about 11,150 cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. Some researchers estimate that non-invasive cervical cancer (carcinoma in situ) is about 4 times more common than invasive cervical cancer.
About 3,670 women will die from cervical cancer in the United States during 2007.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/conten...

The Pap test and HPV test has made a dramatic difference in our reduced rate of cervical cancers.

Genital warts are of low risk HPV types. These low risk HPV types are rarely seen in cancer. There is a possibility that you acquired both high risk and low risk HPV types. Most people never show any visible signs of HPV. HPV is very contagious but many people transmit the virus never knowing they carry it. Most of us carry more than one HPV type.

Somewhere down the road you could have an outbreak...but you may never have one...there is no good answers here.

There is not a screening test for vulva cancers. A woman can help reduce her risk by doing self vulva exam, learning what your normal vulva looks like and being able to report changes quickly to your doctor. http://www.ivf.com/vse.html

Having high risk HPV types of the genital area does not mean that you have or will develop oral HPV. As with our Paps we now have screening tests that our dentist can do that will screen for pre-cancer cells...this gives our dentist a good chance of finding pre-cancer cells before they have a chance to become cancer.

Smoking seems to be a big risk factor in oral, vulva and cervical cancers.

A woman plays a big part in preventing the progression of HPV. Screen - Paps may miss abnormal cells so ask for the HPV test. Treat abnormal cell changes before they progress. It generally takes many years for an HPV virus to progress to a cancer. Use condoms. Studies show that condoms do provide more protection to the cervix, and condoms do help in the regression of he virus.

A health life style always helps, eat your green veggies, get adequate sleep and exercise, and if you smoke stop.

A healthy immune system can prevent the virus from replicating. This may be part of the equation that we can't completely control...but we do play a part in helping our immune system stay strong.

I had severe dysplasia and 2 LEEP procedures 4-5 years ago (that cured it). I've never had wars or cervical cancer or any other cancer (besides skin cancer).
If they have the high risk form, this means this is a strain that causes changes in the cervix, but does not cause warts. Warts are from the low risk strains. As long as the person is getting annual paps it is not likely that it will cause cervical cancer because they can catch it before it happens, however, there is still a risk. It is also possible that this person could have come in contact with a low risk strain that does cause genital warts.
Those are two different types of strands...those strands do not cause gential warts. Other strands due. Strands 6-11 do. and there are probably other strands that we don't know about too. There are over 300 strands of HPV that have different affects.
Just keep up with your paps and you'll be fine.
HPV: Silent Threat
The human papillomavirus, HPV, is the virus which causes genital warts and can lead to cervical and oral cancers. Researchers are developing a new HPV-DNA test which may allow doctors to more definitely determine patients' risk of cervical cancer. Also, a vaccine for the pre-cancerous strains of the virus is in progress. However, some controversy and questions revolve around both the new test and vaccine.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and School of Public Health have found the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) to be a likely cause of certain cancers of the head and neck and also an indicator of improved survival.

Oral cancer and cervical cancer linked to HPV
Scientists have discovered the virus that causes most of the world鈥檚 cervical cancer seems to cause another cancer, too 鈥?oral cancer.

New research to be published next year will provide powerful evidence that oral sex can cause mouth cancer.
http://www.rdoc.org.uk/hpv.html...