Does getting HPV increase your cervical cancer risk?

It’s a common virus that infects 80% of the population. Most people clear the infection, but for some women it can increase the risk of cervical cancer

Some 90% of cervical cancer cases are caused by the prolonged presence of the HPV virus in cervical cells.

SOME 250 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in Ireland annually. In 90% of those cases, the cancer is caused by the prolonged presence of the HPV virus in cervical cells.

Does this mean that you are more at risk of cancer if you get infected with HPV?