is cervical cancer hereditary
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Almost all cervical cancer is caused by HPV (human papilloma virus). You cannot inherit cervical cancer but there can be a familial tendency for such a cancer in your genes just as the color of your eyes and hair.f cancer is in your history, you have a greater risk, but it is not hereditary.   Answer You can inherit a disposition to cancer, i.e. be at greater risk of developing a cancer due to genes passed down from a parent. However, the diseased state of cancer itself is not directly passed down through generations.