In the category of health questions you sometimes ask yourself.
Cervical cancer arises from an infection with HPV - the human papilloma virus. Two variants of this virus can cause cells in the cervix to change, but it can take five or sometimes ten years after an infection before these abnormalities develop. After that, it takes some time (sometimes years) before cervical cancer is actually diagnosed. With a relatively simple examination, these abnormalities can be detected and treated in time. It is wise to always participate in the population screening if you are called upon to do so. In this way, in many cases any deviation can be detected in time and worse can be prevented.
