Cervical Cancer Mortality Stagnates Despite Screening
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Despite increased cervical cancer prevention and screening efforts, the incidence of, and mortality from, cervical cancer has remained stable for the past 2 decades. Cervical cancer is the only cancer that can be prevented by vaccination. It is essential to identify the women who are dying from cervical cancer, as well as who gets screened, who gets vaccinated, and who ends up in clinical trials
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@aalam Novel agents for treating cervical cancer suggest that improvement in stagnant mortality rates is possible. Approximately 12,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in women in the United States each year, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.