Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month

Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month

September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, a national recognition established by the Foundation for Women’s Cancer in 1999. It is estimated that this year 98,000 women will be diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer and some 30,000 will die from the disease. Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month provides an important opportunity to draw attention to this important […]

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Local Chapter Events

NCCC local chapters around the country hold cervical cancer awareness events in their communities to educate about HPV and cervical cancer prevention. Chapter leaders participate in community health fairs and national conferences, host educational events at local colleges and community health centers, organize awareness walk/run events, softball tournaments, nature hikes, yoga classes, and a host […]

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Cervical Cancer Screening: Pap and HPV Tests

Each year, approximately 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the United States. Yet cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers today. In most cases cervical cancer can be prevented through early detection and treatment of abnormal cell changes that occur in the cervix years before cervical cancer develops. We now know […]

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HPV Vaccines

HPV vaccines can help prevent infection from both high risk HPV types that can lead to cervical cancer and low risk types that cause genital warts. There are currently three HPV vaccines available. The CDC recommends all preteen boys and girls at age 11 or 12 get the three-dose HPV vaccine. The vaccine produces a […]

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Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month

admin September 4, 2016

September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, a national recognition established by the Foundation for Women’s Cancer in 1999. It is estimated that this year 98,000 women will be diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer and some 30,000 will die from the disease. Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month provides an important opportunity to draw attention to this important […]

2016 NCCC Conference

admin May 11, 2016

August 27-28, 2016 JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa 221 North Rampart Boulevard Las Vegas, NV 89145 Join us for the 2016 National Cervical Cancer Coalition conference in Las Vegas! The conference is intended for clinical care providers, researchers, survivors, men and women living with HPV, care advocates, caregivers, patients, family members, and sexual […]

Podcast: Coping with Cervical Cancer

admin October 30, 2015

Cancer can be isolating, and it’s easy to see where friends and family members who haven’t personally dealt with cancer—and if they have, probably haven’t dealt with your specific cancer—aren’t able to fully relate and a patient can feel alone in some ways. The volunteer chapter leaders who work with ASHA’s National Cervical Cancer Coalition […]