HPV infection is present in most women of childbearing age and the chance of developing cervical cancer is very small. Moreover, it takes several years from HPV infection to cervical precancer and then to cervical cancer. As long as cervical cancer screening is performed regularly within this time, it can usually be detected at the precancerous stage and can be cured by cervical conization or hysterectomy. Shandong Qianfo Mountain Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hongtao Lv To draw an analogy, HPV virus is like hepatitis B virus. Generally, if you have hepatitis B, it may develop into liver cancer, but most people are only hepatitis B carriers and will not develop into liver cancer. What’s even better about HPV infection than hepatitis B infection is that most people with HPV do not need any treatment for the virus to go away naturally. Even if the infection persists, regular cervical cancer screening is all that is needed.