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Cervical Cancer Awareness & HPV

Posted by: My Lil Venture in Health

As a woman, are you aware of the following:

Cervical cancer is the only cancer with a single-known cause–the human papilloma virus

Approx. 80% of women will get one or more types of HPV by age 50.

The pap alone is not fool proof in detecting HPV– it can miss up to half of the time!

When combined with the Pap, the HPV test is virtually 100% accurate in identifying women at risk for cervical cancer.

If you want to learn more about HPV test, here’s a quick clip to share: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=624S8eU_95U

Comments

Yvonne Said:

Ooo.. I just got myself vacinnated against it. It’s highly recommended here for all women.