Cervical Cancer Awareness

Women's Health Cervical Cancer Awareness Month January 2020

​JANUARY
National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month was first recognized in 2002 and is observed every January. It was introduced in 1999 as a House Concurrent Resolution by Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-Calif.) and as a Senate Resolution by Sen. Connie Mack III (R-Fla.).
An estimated 13,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year.  www.healthfinder.gov for a toolkit with information. 

Cervical cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), can be prevented with a vaccine. See Cancer Health’s Cervical Cancer Basics page and our news and information about cervical cancer. Learn more about the cervical cancer community from the National Cervical Cancer Coalition.