WARTES HPV Masterclass

HPV and cancer: what is the real risk?

Warts, HPV types and cancer · 3:15

This lesson is part of the WARTES HPV Masterclass. Preview: the first part of the narration.

In the previous video, we saw that most warts have nothing to do with cancer. Today, let's look at the real question: what is the link between HPV and cancer, and how big is the real risk? The types linked to cancer are the high-risk types, above all 16 and 18.
They are responsible for part of the cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus and penis. Let's correct a very common misunderstanding. If we look at 100 women with cervical cancer, almost all of them have high-risk HPV.
Many patients hear this and think: "I have HPV, so I will get cancer." But that is looking at it backwards. "Most people with cancer have HPV" does not mean "most people with HPV get cancer." Let's ask the real question.
Imagine 5000 women who test positive for high-risk HPV. Within 1 or 2 years, about 4500 of them clear the virus. 500 remain.
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