Then you have scientific proof. We will begin to examine the links between HIV and various illnesses in women. The study will also have a control group that will consist of women who have been at risk for HIV but do not test positive for the anti-bodies. Researchers will learn from the differences and the similarities among these women. The most serious, of course, is cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer is caused by a virus, the human papaloma virus.
There are certain kinds of HPV that cause warts, which is no big deal. But, other types of HPV are associated with cervical or anal cancer. It stands to reason, that if a woman has a weakened immune system and then is infected with HPV, that her immune system isn't there to keep the HPV in check. Therefore, she is more likely to have complications with a more aggressive cervical cancer, much more quickly, which is much more difficult to treat, or cure. And what happens is cervical cancer.