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Routine Screening for Cervical Cancer Can Greatly Reduce the Incidence of Disease among African-American Women
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(OPEN):
CERVICAL CANCER IS ONE OF THE MOST-PREVENTABLE CANCERS--AND IS HIGHLY
TREATABLE, IF DIAGNOSED IN ITS EARLIEST STAGES. HOWEVER, THE
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S DOCTOR TERRI CORNELISON
[AS IN "CORNELIUS"] SAYS THAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY
TO DIE FROM THIS CANCER THAN ANY OTHER RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP IN THE
U-S--AND THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECEIVE ROUTINE SCREENING FOR CERVICAL
CANCER, SINCE IT CAN GREATLY REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF DISEASE AMONG
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN...
(CORNELISON):
"VIRTUALLY ALL
CERVICAL CANCERS ARE CAUSED BY 'HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS'--COMMONLY REFERRED
TO AS 'H-P-V'. THE UNITED STATES 'FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'
HAS APPROVED TWO VACCINES TO PREVENT 'H-P-V'-INFECTIONS: GARDASIL®
AND CERVARIX®. BOTH VACCINES ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN
PREVENTING PERSISTENT INFECTIONS FROM 'H-P-V'-TYPES 16 AND 18.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE NEITHER VACCINE OFFERS COMPLETE PROTECTION FROM OTHER
'H-P-V'-TYPES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE CERVICAL-CANCER
SCREENINGS--EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN VACCINATED."
(CLOSE):
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CERVICAL CANCER AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN,
VISIT
"CANCER"-DOT-GOV.
