You mean you haven't seen that idiotic commercial yet? It can be caused by the HPV which you can contract through sexual intercourse.

As missmezzo answered, it can be caused by the human papilloma virus (no. 6 I believe). This has the distinction is being possibly the only cancer for which a (partially) successful vaccine has been produced, since a large proportion of cervical cancers are caused by the virus. If all goes to plan it should be introduced in 2008. Of course, like any other cancer, mutations that occur in regions of the human genome that regulate cell division and death cause cancer but the exposure to mutagens is understabdably less than, say, lung or the colon, hence why most cervical cancers are virally related.

It can be caused my alot of different viruses. I got it from PID pelvic inflamitory disease. Basicaly it is an abnormal cell on your cervics. It is caused by sex and stds.

One very common way is by contracting human papillomavirus (HPV). Principally at risk are women who are sexually active early in life, who have multiple male sexual partners, or who are having intercourse with a male partner who has had multiple sexual partners. It is often a man with no outward symptoms who transmits the HPV infection to his mate. However, in some cases women who have never engaged in sexual relations contract the infection. For example, some recent studies indicate that the virus can be transmitted at birth from a mother to her child or that a person may be infected by a source other than the mother. The disease can become evident even many years after the person has been infected Millions of women in the world are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV)—considered the most common sexually transmitted disease in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this infection is the primary risk factor in the development of cervical cancer. Many hundreds of thousands of cases of HPV are diagnosed in the world annually, and each year many thousands of women die from cervical cancer, which is a consequence of the infection. HPV is a major cause of death from cancer in women in developing countries. Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second most common type of uterine cancer. Human papillomavirus is responsible for warts in both men and women, including genital warts, called condyloma acuminata. These are generally benign, or noncancerous. Although there are over a hundred types of HPV, only a few can be carcinogenic, that is, cancerous. It is only the persistent infection with certain types of HPV that causes cervical cancer. On the other hand, most HPV infections disappear spontaneously, being overcome by the body’s immune system. Here is a good link: http://www.thehpvtest.com/

from sperm mainly, the cells change first before it becomes cancerous they change to cin I, cin II then cin III. After that they are at the cancerous stage but its treatable. I had cin II removed the gynea said even if you have a long term partner you need to protect yourself.....

is it true after cervical cancer you can get skin cancer

I know I am a little late, but I thought I would add some updates (alot of research has happened in the last 2 years). While Perryman is very close, there are a few things I would like to add. Over 90% of all cervical cancer cases are caused by HPV. 4 strains of which cause over 70% of those cases. One will never be "cured" of HPV, once you have the virus, you have it. That does not mean the virus can rear it's ugly head once, you take care of it and you never have anymore problems, that is actually very common. The majority of HPV cases will be fought off by the body's immune system, rarely the body can't handle the virus and that is when it starts to cause the change in the cells of the cervix. While Gerrik is correct in saying it starts with (pre-cancer) CIN I, II, and III then moves to cancer, she is incorrect when saying it comes from sperm. HPV is a contact virus much like Herpes, meaning it is not spread by fluids, but rahter by touching an affected area, which is why Glen is correct (somewhat) in saying condoms do not protect against HPV, although they do greatly reduce your chances by reducing the skin to skin contact. The NCCC (National Cervical Cance Coalition) has great info and liks to support groups. WWW.NCCC-ONLINE.ORG