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CERVICAL CANCER
can often be
found early, and sometimes even prevented
entirely, by having regular Pap tests. There
is an excellent reason why women should
have Pap tests:
They save lives.
Cervical cancer was once a leading cause
of cancer death in women, but deaths
dropped by almost 70 percent from 1955
to 1992, according to the American Cancer
Society. Women started having Pap tests
during that time. This test picks up abnor-
mal cervical cells early, when the chance of
cancer prevention is high.
“The Pap test can be tested directly
for the presence of human papilloma-
virus (HPV), the most common cause
of precancer and cancer of the cervix,”
says Jason Gentry, MD, OB-GYN. “Also,
because of the advert implementation of
HPV vaccination programs, such as Gar-
dasil, protection against the most preva-
lent high-risk HPV types is now readily
available.”
JANUARY IS CERVICAL HEALTH
AWARENESS MONTH
Protecting
Pap
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