For starters, it does not mean you have cancer—or that you’re destined to develop it.

“If you do nothing to a wart, it should eventually go away,” Schultz says. However, this could take years. Warts can be difficult to treat, Schultz says, because the HPV virus is good at ...

Most of these infections never cause any symptoms and go away on their own with no treatment, the CDC notes. But if an ...

Around 80% of people will contract one of more than 200 strains of HPV at some ... % of infections go away by themselves within two years. In rare cases, like Mercedes', it can cause cell ...

“About 80 percent of sexually active people will have HPV at some point, and most will clear the infection on their own – but if it doesn’t go away, it can cause serious health problems ...

In 9 out of 10 cases, the virus will go away on its own. However, some strains of the HPV virus can cause genital warts. They can also grow inside the urethra, the tube that excretes urine from ...

HPV can be sexually transmitted, and while not all strains of the virus cause cancer, strains HPV-16 and HPV-18 are present in up to 90 percent of HPV-associated oral cancer cases. The good news ...

Oral cancer can be deadly, but early detection through dental exams and innovative screenings can significantly improve ...

More than 150 total strains of HPV exist, and about 40 of these can cause cancer, including cancer of the vagina, vulva, cervix, penis, anus, mouth, and throat. People of all genders can contract ...