HIV AIDS STD & STIs

Having an STD/STI increases the person's risk for various types of cancer. Certain high-risk types of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) can cause the cervical cancer in women and other cancers includes the cancer of the vulva, vagina. In men, HPV infection can lead to development of penile cancers. HPV also can cause cancers of mouth, throat, and anus in both sexes. It can also cause the oropharyngeal cancer. Acquiring viral hepatitis B or C puts the person at risk for liver cancer, and untreated HIV/AIDS increases the risk for several types of rare cancers, including lymphomas, sarcomas, and cervical cancer. There are the HPV tests that are used to screen for the cervical cancer. These tests are recommended for screening in the women aged 30 years and older. They are not recommended to screen the men, adolescents, or women under the age of 30 years.

 

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