Cervical Cancer Screenings Offered:

PAP SMEAR AND CLINICAL BREAST EXAM

• Women age 18 and older
• Uninsured or under insured

HPV VACCINATION SERIES

• Women age 19-26 year
• Uninsured or under insured
  

Cervical Cancer Facts:

Approximately 13,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed each year and about 7,000 women die from this disease annually.  Although the five-year survival rate is about 90% for persons with localized cervical cancer, it is considerably lower (about 40%) for persons with advanced disease.  The incidence of invasive cervical cancer has decreased significantly over the past 40 years, due in large part to early detection programs.

Factors linked to Increase Risk for Cervical Cancer and Pre-cancerous Conditions

• Sexual activity at an early age and with many different partners.
• Infection with the human papillomavirus. A virus that can be transmitted by the male during sexual intercourse that is known to cause genital warts that then increases the risk of cervical cancer.
• Cigarette smoking

American Cancer Society Early Detection Recommendations -

Extensive use of the Pap test by women who do not have symptoms has greatly reduced the death rate from cervical cancer by discovering very early cancers and precancerous changes.

Pap Test Recommendations:

• All women who have been sexually active
• All women who have reached age 18
• Once having received three or more consecutive satisfactory normal annual exams, the Pap test may be performed less frequently at the discretion of her physician.

 Pelvic Examination Recommendations 

• Women age 18-40:  Every 1-3 years with a Pap test.
•  Women over age 40:  annually