The American Social Health Association (ASHA) created the National HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention Resource Center to address the lack of nationally available HPV and cervical cancer prevention information and resources. The Center is dedicated to addressing the multiple issues and challenges associated with HPV and cervical cancer prevention in the United States.The resource center is here for you!
Each January is recognized as Cervical Health Awareness Month. Each year in the U.S. approximately 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and more than 4,000 lives are lost as a result. This doesn’t take into account the many thousands of women who have cervical abnormalities and abnormal Pap tests for reasons other than cancer, but who still undergo expensive and inconvenient follow-up exams and treatments.
We can prevent cervical cancer!
Raise awareness during Cervical Health Awareness Month in January by downloading and sharing posters from the National Cervical Cancer Coaltion as well as ASHA's fact sheet Questions and Answers about Cervical Cancer Screening.
HPV, abnormal Pap tests, follow-up exams and treatments are confusing for the women dealing with them, but what about the boyfriends and husbands? There aren’t many resources to help a baffled guy understand what’s going on with HPV, or how to best support the woman in his life who’s dealing with a diagnosis.
Danielle Sepulveres, author of the just released book Losing It: The Semi-Scandalous Story of an Ex-Virgin, offers insight for male partners of women diagnosed with HPV or a related condition. Sepulveres offers a quick FAQ to help men get a clue.
Dr. H. Hunter Handsfield, a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Washington and a leader in STD prevention and research for more than 30 years, answers common questions about HPV. In Part 1, Dr. Handsfield discusses screening, diagnosis and prevention. In Part 2, he speaks answers questions about the emotional and psychological issues surrounding an HPV diagnosis.
Part 1: HPV Screening, Diagnosis and Prevention
Part 2: Psychosocial Issues
