How is the human papillomavirus related to "cervical cancer"?

How is the human papillomavirus related to "cervical cancer"?

Michael Tahery (Obstetrician & Gynecologist) gives expert video advice on: How will my doctor diagnose the human papillomavirus?; How will my doctor treat genital warts?; Can I prevent the human papillomavirus from turning into cervical cancer? and more...

By a pap smear and a specific test for HPV identification, HPV analysis. Now, most laboratories do that if a physician requests that pap smear be done with an HPV test. It doesn't require any other specimen except for the pap smear that we get during the pelvic exam, and the results usually are back by 10 days.