More than 90% of cervical cancer cases today are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). HPV is a rather wide-spread disease, up to the third of men and women are infected. The virus can be spread through the physical contact with the infected area of mouth, genitalia and anus. American Cancer Society informs that the use of condoms can reduce HPV infecting level for of about 70 percent. The only effective way of HPV prevention is vaccination.
Besides the infecting with HPV, the factors increasing the risk of cervical cancer development are as follows: