CAN CERVICAL CANCER BE PREVENTED?
UTERUS CERVIX VAGINA
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THIS OFTEN-SILENT DISEASE
RWJBarnabas Health and RWJUH Rahway, together with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey—the state’s only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center— provide close-to-home access to the latest treatment options. For more information, call 844.CANCERNJ or visit www.rwjbh.org/beatcancer.
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ervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women. The good news: The incidence of the disease has declined by 70 percent since the Pap test for screening began to be widely used in the 1960s. Even with the decrease in cases, however, the American Cancer Society estimated that 13,800 new cases would be diagnosed in 2020. “Fortunately, medical advances have given women the ability to strongly protect themselves against
cervical cancer,” says Kenneth Treadwell Jr., MD, an OB/GYN with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Rahway. “And if cervical cancer is found at an early stage, the cure rates are quite high. That means regular screening is very important.” On the following page, find the steps every woman can take to protect herself from getting cervical cancer.
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