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What do I need to know about cervical cancer?

1. Cervical cancer is one of the most successfully treated cancers.

2. Pap tests can find problems before cervical cancer has had a chance to develop. Pap tests can also find cervical cancer early. When it is found early, the chance of being cured is very high.

3. The primary cause of cervical cancer is infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). 

4. Women who begin having sex at an early age or who have many sexual partners are at increased risk. 

5. A woman may be infected with HPV even if she has had only one sexual partner. 

6. HPV infections are common in healthy women and only rarely result in cervical cancer. 

7. Most cervical precancers develop slowly, so nearly all cases can be prevented if a woman is screened regularly.

8. When cervical cancer is found early, the chance of surviving for at least five years is nearly 100%!

GET YOUR PAP TEST!

SOURCE: American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Figures 2006

Last updated on 09/20/2007 01:42 pm.