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- HPV infection: Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a group of viruses that infect the cervix. Chronic HPV infection causes most of the cervical cancer in women, especially person to person through sexual contact. Most adults have been infected with HPV at some time in their lives, but most infections clear up on their own. Some types of HPV can cause changes to cells in the cervix. If these changes are found early, cervical cancer can be prevented by removing or killing the changed cells before they can become cancer cells.
- Multiple sexual partner: Women who have many partners have a higher risk of developing cervical cancer. Also, a woman who has had sex with a man who has had many sexual partners may be at higher risk developing cervical cancer. In both cases, the risk of developing cervical cancer is higher because these women have a higher risk of HPV infection.
- Early marriage : In Bangladesh, early age of marriage is one of the important risk factors of cervical cancer. It is more common in rural communities. However, the situation is improving.
- Multiple pregnancy : Studies suggest that giving birth to many children (5 or more) may increase the risk of cervical cancer among women with HPV infection.
- Poor genital hygiene : Lack of genital hygiene may increase risk of developing cervical cancer.
- Smoking : Among women who are infected with HPV, smoking cigarettes slightly increases the risk of cervical cancer.more details
