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Cervical Cancer & HPV: What You Need to Know
Last updated: Nov 12, 2018
Cervical Cancer & HPV: What You Need to Know
About 14 million women and men become infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV) each year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HPV accounts for 70 percent of cervical cancers and is associated with other malignancies, including vaginal, anal, head and neck cancers
The HPV vaccine is an effective way to prevent HPV infection…

Every year, approximately 100,000 women are diagnosed with gynecologic cancer in the United States. It’s important to know your potential risk factors for gynecologic cancer, as well as preventive measures you can take for you and your loved ones.
Explore this infographic to learn more about gynecologic cancer prevention, detection and potential symptoms.
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Cancer is most dangerous when it has spread, or metastasized, from its original site in the body. A tumor that began as an isolated mass – often treatable by surgery and/or radiation therapy – can become a dispersed, much more difficult to treat, malignancy. For cancer to spread, several steps …

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