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Get Tested for Cervical Cancer
If you have a daughter, get tips for talking about the HPV vaccine. Learn about other important tests for women, such as getting tested for breast cancer. Listen to this Podcast about getting a Pap test. Talk to your partner about HPV.More…
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Cervical Cancer Facts
What is cervical cancer? What causes cervical cancer? Get information on the causes and symptoms of cervical cancer from the National Cervical Cancer public education campaign. Sponsored by The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation. In its early stages, ...More…
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Making Progress against Cervical Cancer
Centers for Disease Control — Virtually all cervical cancers are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus that can be passed from one person to another during sex. There are many types of HPV. Some HPV types can cause changes on a woman's cervix that can lead to ...More…
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Cancer Advances In Focus: Cervical Cancer
National Cancer Institute — As recently as the 1940s, invasive cervical cancer was a major cause of death among women of childbearing years in the United States. However, with the introduction of the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear in the 1950s - a simple test that uses exfoliated ...More…
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Your Cervical Cancer Risk
Washington University St Louis — Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of MedicineMore…
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General Information About Cervical Cancer
National Cancer Institute — Cervical cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the cervix. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the major risk factor for development of cervical cancer. There are usually no noticeable signs of early ...More…
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Cervical Cancer
National Cancer Institute — Information about cervical cancer treatment, prevention, causes, screening, clinical trials, research, and statistics from the National Cancer Institute. What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Cervix to learn about cervical cancer symptoms, ...More…
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Cervical Cancer Rates Continue to Drop
American Cancer Society — The number of women stricken by cancer of the cervix is steadily decreasing. Overall rates of US women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer declined 17% between 1998 and 2002, though higher rates exist for Hispanic and African-American women, ...More…
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HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccines for Cervical Cancer
National Cancer Institute — FDA Licenses New Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer and Other Diseases in Females Caused by Human Papillomavirus Announcement of the Food and Drug Administration approval of Gardasil, the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer, ...More…
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Cervical cancer vaccine: Who needs it, how it works
Mayo Clinic — Cervical cancer vaccine - A Mayo Clinic expert answers questions about the cervical cancer vaccine. A vaccine that offers protection from the virus responsible for most cases of cervical cancer is the latest addition to the official childhood ...More…
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Cervical Cancer Statistics
Centers for Disease Control — Trends in cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in women, by race and ethnic group. Related Information: Compare by Race and Ethnicity, Compare by State, HPV-Associated Cervical Cancer Statistics Cervical cancer used to be the leading ...More…
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Breast and Cervical Cancer Legislation
Centers for Disease Control — Congress established the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program in 1991 by enacting the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-354). This act authorizes CDC to provide critical breast and ...More…