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Chapter Spotlight
As part of the ongoing fundraising and educational efforts that our chapter leaders are committed to throughout the year, they also give back to their communities! Last year, three such National Cervical Cancer Coalition chapters set up grants in their communities with the assistance of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association to fund […]
FDA Approves 2-dose Regimen for HPV Vaccine
On October 12th the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 2-dose schedule for Merck’s Gardasil-9® HPV vaccine for males and females ages 9-14. The new schedule calls for the second dose of the vaccine to be given 6-12 months following the first. The 3-dose schedule originally licensed with the vaccine may still be used, […]
Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month is recognized each year in September and is a perfect time to encourage women to learn more about cancers of the cervix, vagina, vulva, ovaries, and uterus including early detection and prevention. Every year in the United States, about 89,000 women are diagnosed with and more than 29,000 die from a […]
2016 NCCC Conference
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
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 […]
