Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 2012
Screen More Women for Cervical Cancer — Not the Same Women More Often!
Problems with cervical cancer screening practices are a major contributor to more than 4,000 women per year dying of this 100% prevantable cancer.
The Role of Community Health Centers in Reducing Cervical Cancer Inequities
by Amelia MacIntyre, North American Management
January 23, 2012 - 9:11pm (Print)
Cervical cancer incidence rates vividly demonstrate inequities in our health care systems and in health outcomes. Women in rural areas, the elderly, those with less formal education, and women of color, for example, experience disproportionately high rates of cervical cancer. Meanwhile, in rural communities, uninsured white women have some of the poorest access to routine screening of any patient population.
How to End Cervical Cancer? We Must Refocus on Common Sense, Medical Evidence and Love for Our Children
by Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, Families USA
January 20, 2012 - 9:24am (Print)
No woman should die from cervical cancer. Medical science has finally given us the tools to prevent the deaths of women living with it.
Cars, Condoms, and Cervical Cancer: Get Vaccinated and Get Screened for Free!
by Dania Palanker, National Women's Law Center
January 20, 2012 - 9:21am (Print)
What can you do? You can get screened. You can get vaccinated. You can let others know to get screened and get vaccinated.
Cervical Cancer and Women of Color: What Will it Take to Get to Zero?
by Marisa Spalding, Black Women's Health Imperative
January 19, 2012 - 4:29pm (Print)
It is no secret that women of color—specifically Black and Latina women—are at greatest risk of cervical cancer. Ending cervical cancer will be no easy task. Great strides can be made by taking a multi-level approach to the problem, which includes expanding knowledge, empowering Black women to make their health a priority, and continued advocacy efforts.
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Latinas and Cervical Cancer: The Fight for Greater Health Care Access
by Natalie Camastra, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
January 19, 2012 - 7:23am (Print)
No woman should be diagnosed, let alone die, of cervical cancer. For the first time, we have a comprehensive set of tools to prevent and fight the disease.
How We Can Beat Cervical Cancer
by William Smith, National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)
January 17, 2012 - 10:49pm (Print)
In 2007, 12,280 women in the United States were told they had cervical cancer, and 4,021 died from the disease. Here’s the thing: cervical cancer is almost completely preventable. This means that, given consistent and correct care, you will likely never be one of those 4,000 women who die of this preventable and treatable disease.
The Role of “Men” in Preventing HPV-Related Cervical Cancer
by Ernesto Dominguez, Cascade AIDS Project
January 15, 2012 - 10:49pm (Print)
Men have an important role to play in preventing the spread of HPV. It is too common for women (particularly women of color) to have barriers to screening services or accessing this vaccine. This makes it even more important for men to seek the vaccine and to encourage the women in their lives (particularly the ones they are having sex with) to also be vaccinated.
What Will It Take To End Cervical Cancer?
by Bianca I. Laureano, LatinoSexuality.com
January 13, 2012 - 8:45am (Print)
A list of what it will take to end cervical cancer.
The Affordable Care Act: Expanding Access to Cervical Health Care
by Keely Monroe, National Women's Health Network (NWHN)
January 11, 2012 - 12:18pm (Print)
My cervix is excited for 2012 and yours should be too! The Affordable Care Act (ACA), despite its tender age of not-even-two, has and will continue to uphold its promise to provide more women with the quality affordable care we need to stay healthy and cervical health is no exception.
