Question 236 · LEK · Cervical cancer
A 45-year-old woman with the diagnosis of cervical cancer went to see her gynecologist. Which of the following data from her medical history is not a risk factor for this cancer?
- A. 5 deliveries.
- B. numerous viral and bacterial infections of the cervix.
- C. obesity.
- D. smoking.
- E. frequent changing of sexual partners.
Hint
Cervical cancer is driven by persistent high-risk HPV; decide which listed factor has no link to HPV exposure or persistence.
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