I never smoked, drank socially in my twenties, and then again in my mid-thirties(divorce). I was diagnosed with HPV during my 1st marriage, and had some dysplasia on PAPs. I developed base of tongue/tonsillur cancer at 45 that was diagnosed after I developed a very swollen lymph node. My grandmother died from cervical cancer in her late thirties,my mother had cervical changes for years and later went on to develop lung, mets to brain, cancer. She died 6 weeks into treatment at 59. When the vacinne for HPV became available I had my 13 year old daughter get the series. I paid for it because insurance refused to pay, but considering our family history, I think it was money well spent. Sue Poling