Guest Blog: It's Cervical Cancer Awareness Month - Does Anyone Care?

Does anyone know that January happens to be cervical cancer awareness month? Or that  teal is the ribbon color commemorating thousands of innocent lives every year? More importantly, does anyone care?

ASHA’s HPV Programs Merge with the National Cervical Cancer Coalition

We’re very excited to let everyone know that the National Cervical Cancer Coalition(NCCC) is merging with ASHA’s HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention Resource Center programs.

Sharp Jabs: The Politics of HPV Vaccines

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are back in the news, and this time for reasons not related to research results that show how effective the vaccines are in preventing HPV infections and related diseases.

Winning! Expansion of Women’s Preventive Health Services a Reality

We’ve just had a substantial victory for women’s health. A landmark report released by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) calls for a number of women’s health services – including HPV testing in women over 30- to be added to a list of interventions covered by insurance plans at no cost.

We Have the Means to Prevent Cervical Cancer. What About the Will?

"India, the second most populous country in the world, accounts for 27% (77,100) of the total cervical cancer deaths.”
–From Global Cancer Statistics, published in the American Cancer Society’s journal for clinicians.

27%. More than 1 in 4. Wow.