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Patients and Caregivers

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Who gets cervical cancer and abnormal cervical cells?

woman

Women who have been infected with certain types of HPV and have not been able to clear the virus can get cervical cancer and precancers.8

In Canada, approximately 1400 women are newly diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and it is the second most common cancer in women aged 20 to 44.10-12

This site is for residents of Canada. / This site was updated on October 26, 2011.