Pap smears and HPV tests are among the most cost-effective cancer screenings available鈥攚idely covered by insurance and often offered for free through local clinics. Yet despite their low cost, follow-up...
Cervical cancer was once a leading cause of cancer-related death among American women, but since the mid-1970s, mortality rates have dropped by more than half鈥攖hanks to advances in prevention and...
Only about 54% of adolescents in the U.S. are up to date on the HPV vaccine鈥攅ven though it protects against more than 90% of cervical cancers. Social stigma and misinformation...
Cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable, yet screening rates remain below target鈥攐nly about 70% of women in the U.S. are up to date on their Pap tests. Despite their life-saving...
