Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Cervical Cancer Risk Factors

Cervical cancer is the result of uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lining of the cervix. Cervical cancer risk factors include human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, smoking, weakened immunity, having multiple sexual partners, and using oral contraceptives. Knowing these risk factors helps medical professio…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 7 peer-reviewed articles cited 🔖 ISSN 2997-2108 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Cervical cancer is the result of uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lining of the cervix. Cervical cancer risk factors include human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, smoking, weakened immunity, having multiple sexual partners, and using oral contraceptives. Knowing these risk factors helps medical professionals detect cervical cancer early and intervene with preventive treatments. Additionally, making lifestyle changes to reduce risk factors is a key way to reduce the risk of developing cervical cancer. These healthy lifestyle changes include quitting smoking, limiting the number of sexual partners, and increasing intake of fruits and vegetables, as well as abstaining from drug or alcohol use.

Research published in this journal

7 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Cervical Cancer (ISSN 2997-2108).

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