This population based awareness campaign was very effective in raising the awareness about cervical cancer which will help in detecting the disease at earlier stages and will ultimately result in higher survival rates. The wa cervical cancer prevention program waccpp is implementing a campaign in november to coincide with national cervical cancer awareness week 11 17 november 2019.
The united states congress designated january as cervical health awareness month.
Cervical cancer awareness campaign. Cervical cancer awareness month is an annual observance held throughout the month of january. In 2015 over 12800 people were diagnosed with cervical cancer centers for disease control and prevention cdc 2018. It is intended to raise awareness of cervical cancer and to fundraise for research into its cause prevention diagnosis treatment survivorship and cure.
The 2019 cervical cancer prevention campaign aims to increase womens understanding of the importance of regular cervical screening and encourage women to book an appointment for a cervical screening test if they are due or overdue. Two tests help prevent cervical cancer or find it early the pap test or pap smear looks for precancers which are cell changes on the cervix that might become cervical cancer if they are not treated appropriately. The pearl of wisdom campaign to prevent cervical cancer is a united global effort to raise awareness of how to prevent cervical cancer through programs using the pap test the hiv test and the hpv vaccine.
You can lower your risk for cervical cancer by getting screened regularly starting at age 21. More than 13000 women in the united states are diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer each year but the disease is preventable with vaccination and appropriate screening.
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