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Cervical Cancer PreventionCervical cancer can be prevented; many women are not screened as needed No woman should die from cervical cancer. While screening tests have greatly reduced deaths from this disease, every year in the U.S., more than 12,000 women get cervical cancer, and 4,000 die from it. 93% of cervical cancer deaths could be prevented through screening and HPV vaccination. In 2012, 8 million U.S. women ages 21-65 had not been screened for cervical cancer in the last 5 years. Women should get screened for cervical cancer as recommended. Doctors, nurses, and health systems can strongly recommend both screening and vaccinations as appropriate. In addition, to help prevent cervical cancer, vaccinate both boys and girls at ages 11-12 years against HPV to prevent the infection that causes most cervical cancers.
CDC Media RelationsCDC Media Relations Vital Signs LinksFactsheet: SpokespersonsIleana Arias, PhD“No woman should die from cervical cancer. By improving our screening and HPV vaccination rates, we can make cervical cancer a truly preventable disease." Ileana Arias, PhD - Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vicki Benard, PhD“While previous cervical cancer death rates have declined steadily due to widespread screening, our study showed that these rates are leveling off. We can still do better. There are up to 8 million women in the U.S. who have not been screened according to recommended guidelines.” Vicki Benard, PhD - Team Lead, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH“Doctors, nurses, and women can all help use every visit as an opportunity to promote cervical cancer screening as appropriate. It’s especially important to help women understand what screening tests are right for them, and for clinicians to use those tests to help make cervical cancer a truly preventable disease." Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH - Associate Director, Office of International Cancer Control, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Related Links
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Source URL: http://www.cdc.gov/media/DPK/2014/dpk-vs-cervical-cancer.html Source Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Captured Date: 2016-05-23 22:51:26.0
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