Cervical Cancer

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What You Need to Know About Cervical Cancer
Basic Information
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Learn how to lower your risk and about the symptoms, risk factors, screening tests, and diagnosis and treatment for cervical cancer.

Statistics
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Rates of cervical cancer have gone down in the United States. The Data Visualizations Tool provides detailed statistics.

Low-Cost Screening
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CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program provides low-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings. Find out if you qualify.

Knowledge Is Power: Cervical Cancer
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This short animated video reminds women that getting screened for cervical cancer helps prevent the disease.

Featured Resources
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CDC’s Inside Knowledge campaign raises awareness about cervical and other gynecologic cancers.

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“I have made it my mission to bring attention to cervical cancer and HPV,” says Rose.

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Learn the symptoms of cervical cancer, and track them with our symptoms diaries.

CDC works with partners to reduce the burden of cervical cancer in the United States. Learn what CDC is doing.

Page last reviewed: January 2, 2020
Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention