People are afraid of cervical erosion because they fear that cervical erosion can cause cancer – cervical cancer. It has been proven that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the main culprit of cervical cancer. There is no direct correlation between cervical erosion and cervical cancer, which means that the majority of cervical erosion has nothing to do with cervical cancer. Therefore, there is no need to be overly panic when you have cervical erosion, as cervical erosion is not equal to cervical cancer. Besides, cervical cancer can be completely prevented and cured as long as cervical precancerous lesions and early cervical cancer are detected in time.