What are the causes of cervical cancer in women?

HPV: The number one cause of cervical cancer is infection with the human papilloma virus (hpv). Other risk factors include socioeconomic status, family history, age, smoking, sexual history, etc. Luckily, your body will clear the hpv within 2 years normally and for most women, the progression to cancer is not a problem. Please get your pap smears on time. This is a life saver and a wonderful test.

See below: 80% of the cervical cancers are associated with hpv infection and about 80% of these can be prevented with anti-hpv vaccine. Other causes are smoking, early age of intercourse, multiple partners and perhaps stds. See this site for more info. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0001895/.