Cervical Cancer

Early Detection and Reducing Risk Key to Reduction in Mortality Rate

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 7th, 2000

Since 1955 the death rate from uterine cervical cancer in the United States has dropped about 74%, primarily due to the widespread use of the Pap test. However, 4,600 American women will still die from the disease this year.

"No one should die from cervical cancer anymore," says Dr. Bernd-Uwe Sevin, a gynecological oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. "It's theoretically a preventable cancer, and if detected early, we can treat it effectively."

Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is spread through sexual contact, is the major risk factor for developing the disease. Not all strains of the virus lead to cervical...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2000-11-07)

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