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Does uterine cancer always come from the humane papilloma virus?
What are some other causes?
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#3 written by norton g 2 years ago
Angelina – The answer is NO! The HPV causes one type of cancer of the uterus (squamous cell carcinoma) and in the “neck” of the uterus called the cervix. There is also an adenocarcinoma of certain glands in the wall of the cervix and another adenocarcinoma of the lining of the uterus, the endometrium = endometrial adenocarcinoma. The smooth muscle wall of the uterus rarely produces a cancer known as leiomyosarcoma. Only the first cancer mentioned above is known to be caused by a virus. Others are often hormone-related.
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Uterine cancer is rarely associated HPV and is almost always hormone related. HPV is not the cause of cervical cancer it is a risk factor fir it. Many people have HPV and never get cervical cancer and you can get cervical cancer without HPV. There are also other kinds of cancer that are HPV related, but uterine is not usually one of them.