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A member asked:

How prevalent and dangerous are the hpv strains that cause cancer (outside of 16 and 18)?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Repeat question. See previous reply. Very prevalent -- almost as common as HPV 16 and 18. But even with high risk types, the large majority of infections never cause cancer. This is nothing to be worried about.

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 5/24/2023

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The exact incidence is not known. The rest of the strains usually are not implicated in Ca.

Answered 5/21/2023

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