Articles, Blogs and Information on Cervical Cancer

Featured Article Cervical Cancer Prevention and Risk Factors Cervical cancer affects nearly 500,000 women worldwide every year. In some developing countries, cervical cancer is a leading cause of death in women, mainly due to a lack of screening programs for the prevention of cancer of the cervix. Studies show that the implementation of the Pap smear screening program in the United States reduced the incidence of cervical cancer by 74 percent between 1955 and 1992. What was once the most common cause of death for women in the United States is now being eliminated at a rate of two percent per year. Still, according to the American Cancer Society, 12,000 cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2003. What causes cervical cancer is not yet completely clear. Researchers believe that several mechanisms are working together in the development of the disease. Statistical studies have shown a link between certain behavioral patterns and an increased risk of cervical cancer. Read on to learn more about cervical cancer causes.			Blogs
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