January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

According to www.cancer.org, Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women. But over the last 30 years, the cervical cancer death rate has gone down by more than 50%. The latest statistics tells us that out of all diagnosed with cervical cancer, almost one third of them die from the disease. Although the number of deaths is still big, the decrease in deaths is a good sign.

There are more than 100 different types of HPV, many of which are harmless. However, some types of HPV can disrupt the normal functioning …read more