They say; “ no good turn goes on unpunished”.

I am reminded of this daily. You stop to give someone a ‘shelter’ under your umbrella and the next thing you know they are pushing you out into the rain. You save a seat for someone and somebody else comes in and gives you a few choice words for doing so.

There I am at the supermarket today waiting on a ride home, three children come up to me; “Miss this money could spend here?” they flash Trini dollar bills at me. I told them no and then questioned them a bit, “where did you get the money from?”, “why aren’t you at home?”…

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Cervical Cancer: Risk Factors

There are several risk factors for the development of cervical cancer, both genetic and environmental. These include:

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection
Family History of Cervical Cancer
Age
Sexual and Reproductive History
Socioeconomic Status
Smoking
HIV Infection
In Utero DES Exposure
Long-term use of oral contraceptives

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection:

HPV infection is associated with virtually all cases of cervical cancer. HPV is among the most common sexually transmitted diseases and most women clear the infection within two years without complications. Long term infection with high-risk strains of HPV can lead to the development of cervical dysplasia and cancer.⁽¹⁾

Because of the very high correlation between HPV infection and cervical cancer, the following paragraphs describe HPV in more detail.

The Human papillomaviruses are a family of sexually transmitted viruses consisting of over 100 different viral strains, 40 of which are known to infect the human genital tract and 15 of which have been associated with cervical cancer. Most infections are asymptomatic, but some strains of HPV lead to the development of genital warts.

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