Get your HPV shot.New_Wolf_8346:Please get the shot! I dealt with pre-cervical cancer for many years due to high risk HPV. So many abnormal pap smears, so many procedures to get rid of the bad cells. Most people acquire a strain of HPV in their lifetimes but a lot go away on their own. But, don't take the risk. I eventually had a total hysterectomy, one reason being my history of pre-cervical cancer.MintChucclatechip:Learned in my health psychology class that 80% of s*xually active adults will get HPV in their lifetime, and there’s many strains of it, some are cancer causing.