Vehicles pass through the tolls at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, February 24, 2014. Tolls may rise by $1 in April and another $1 over the next four years. Vehicles pass through the tolls at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, February 24, 2014. Tolls may rise by $1 in April and another $1 over the next four years. The current toll prices are shown at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, February 24, 2014.
Yes, cervical cancer is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). We now know that cervical cancers are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), although risk factors like smoking, weakened immune system, age over 40, and lack of regular pap tests do contribute.
Cervical cancer begins when healthy cells acquire a genetic change (mutation) that causes them to turn into abnormal cells. Healthy cells grow and multiply at a set rate, eventually dying at a set time. Cancer cells grow and multiply out of control, and they don't die.