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HPV VIDEO
Martin Luther
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with the
Messenger
of the Nation
of Islam
Elijah
Muhammad
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HPV Facts Sheet
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•  Cervical cancer is highly preventable – screening and nutrition are key. Sugar, high fat diet,
fried foods, smoking, drugs and alcohol have a negative long term effects on the immune
system. A strong immune system is critical to fighting HPV and any viral infection. Most
importantly, protecting the immune system to work appropriately will eventually destroys the
majority of genital warts within a few years after the initial infection.
•  Cervical cancer is believed to be caused by a common virus called human papillomavirus
(or "HPV").
•  Most women will have HPV, but few will develop cervical cancer, less than one (.01%)
percent.  HPV infection is transient and 90% of infections resolve spontaneously within 2 years.

•  Only HPV infections that persist can lead to cancer. Precancerous cervical cell changes and
early cancers of the cervix generally do not cause symptoms. Abnormal or irregular vaginal
bleeding, pain during or after sex, or vaginal discharge and foul odor may be symptoms of
more advanced signs of a disease. Notify your Doctor or healthcare provider if you experience
these symptoms.
•  Cervical cancer is the only cancer believed to have a single known cause, HPV, which
makes it almost virtually 100 percent preventable.
•  A Pap test looks for cell changes on the cervix that might lead to cancer. Best way to
determine if precancerous or cancerous cells are present is with a Pap test. The Pap test can
determine if cell changes have taken place that may indicate precancerous or cancerous
development. The HPV test does not indicate the presence of precancerous or cancerous
cells. It determines whether or not a woman has an HPV infection with any of the 13 high-risk
HPV types, such as 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59 and 68.
•        Using an HPV test with a Pap test in women over 30 can better identify women at risk for
cancer. Cancer of the cervix tends to occur during midlife. Half of the women diagnosed with
the disease are between 35 and 55 years of age. It rarely affects women under age 20, and
approximately 20 percent of diagnoses are made in women older than 65. For this reason, it is
important for women to continue cervical cancer screening until at least the age of 70.

• Prediction of the Outcome of the HPV Infection
1.  Cervical cancer is the only cancer with a single-known cause - HPV - which makes it almost
virtually 100 percent preventable.
2. Every one must eliminate as much as possible these contributing risk factors that could
harm your immune system and lead to cervical cancer like Stress, Cigarette smoking,
Alcohol and using Illegal drugs, having Chlamydia infection, Using of Oral
contraceptives, Weakened immune system by HIV infection, having Sexual intercourse at an
early age, Multiple sexual partners, and Multiple full-term pregnancies, Excessive
caloric and Highly processed and denatured sugar foods intake, and Insufficient
exercise.
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