Prevention Connection Newsletter
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Prevention Connection: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2008
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Prevention Connection: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2007
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Prevention Connection: Volume 4, Issue 3, October 2007
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Prevention Connection: Volume 4, Issue 2 July 2007
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Prevention Connection: Volume 4, Issue 1 January 2007
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Prevention Connection: Volume 3, Issue 4 December 2006
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Prevention Connection: Volume 3, Issue 3 September 2006
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Prevention Connection: Volume 3, Issue 2 June 2006
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Prevention Connection: Volume 3, Issue 1 January 2006
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Prevention Connection: Volume 2, Issue 3 Fall 2005
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Prevention Connection: Volume 2, Issue 2 Summer 2005
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Prevention Connection: Volume 2, Issue 1 Spring 2005
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Prevention Connection: Volume 1, Issue 1 Winter 2004
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What Women Should Know
- Cervical cancer is highly preventable – screening and vaccination are key.
- Cervical cancer is almost always caused by a common virus – human papillomavirus (or "HPV").
- Most women will have HPV, but few will develop cervical cancer.
- Only HPV infections that persists can lead to cancer.
- A Pap test looks for cell changes on the cervix that might lead to cancer.
- Using an HPV test with a Pap test in women over 30 can better identify women at risk for cancer.
- An HPV vaccine that prevents 70% of cervical cancers is now available.
- Women should talk to their healthcare providers about the most advanced and appropriate technologies available for cervical cancer screening and immunization.
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