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- Quick facts about cervical cancer & HPV PDF
- AMWA's cervical cancer prevention guidelines PDF
The American Medical Women's Association and the National Council of Women's Organizations recently launched a new campaign to help women protect themselves against cervical cancer, a preventable disease.
Together, AMWA and NCWO will work through their members and the media to educate as many women as possible about age-appropriate cervical cancer prevention options. The campaign, which kicked off in recognition Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month (Sept.), will continue throughout the year - and beyond.
The CDC recommends that girls aged 11 and 12 get the HPV vaccine. Other girls and women ages 9 through 26, or their parents if appropriate, can ask their clinician about getting the HPV vaccine.
All women should get regular Pap tests, beginning at age 21 or
within 3 years of becoming sexually active, at a frequency
recommended by their clinician.Women age 30 and older should get an HPV test with their Pap test.
For more information about AMWA, visit www.amwa-doc.org
For more information about NCWO, visit www.womensorganizations.org