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Can hpv cause skin cancer? i got what looks like a scc on my leg could hpv have caused this? i had it for over ten years. worried of possible spread

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HPV: HPV or human papilloma virus are linked with cervical cancer in women and genital warts in men. Skin cancers are usually associated with sun exposure or UV exposure

Answered 1/12/2016

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