Cervical cancer Posts

Cervical cancer: Options for prevention, treatment

Cancer Care, Women's Health Jan 18, 2023

Most cervical cancers, caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), can be prevented or treated, especially with early diagnosis. New options ...Read More

Is cancer treatment safe during pregnancy?

Cancer Care Nov 7, 2017

Cancer diagnosis during pregnancy is rare. However, breast cancer, cervical cancer and melanoma are the most common cancers found in ...Read More

Are you increasing your risk of cervical cancer?

Cancer Care Jan 23, 2017

The cervical cancer death rate has decreased by more than 50 percent over the last 40 years, yet 13,000 women ...Read More

Abnormal Pap smear: Next steps

Cancer Care Dec 1, 2016

Pap smears are an important part of a woman’s health care because they detect abnormal cells on the outside of ...Read More

Mother, daughter fight cancer battles together

Cancer Care Jun 15, 2015

Melissa Shatley didn’t spend much time thinking about her diagnosis when she learned she had cervical cancer on Dec. 26. ...Read More

Parents: Talk HPV. Prevent cancer

Kid's Health Jan 7, 2015

Editor’s note: This post was revised February 2017 to include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated HPV vaccine recommendation. ...Read More