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<h2>Understanding Cervical Cancer</h2>
<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">Cancer </span><span><span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">of </span>the cervix or cervical cancer,</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span>the third most common gynecologic</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> cancer </span><span>in the United St<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>tes.  </span><span><span>Through effective screening however, cervic<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>l</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> cancer </span><span>c<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span><span>n<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> of</span>ten be prevented or detected in its e</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>rliest st<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ges.</span></span>

<span><span>Cervic<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>l</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> cancer </span><span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">is </span><span>the e<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>siest fem<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>le</span></span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> cancer </span><span><span>to prevent, bec<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>use there</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span><span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a </span>v<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ccine (the HPV v<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ccine)<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>nd<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a </span>screening test<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>v<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>il<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ble. It<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>lso</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span><span>highly cur<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ble when found<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>nd tre<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ted e<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>rly.</span></span></span>

<span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">Cancer </span><span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">is </span><span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a </span>d</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">is</span><span>e<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span><span>se in which cells in the body grow out<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> of </span>control.</span></span></span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> Cancer </span><span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">is </span><span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>lw<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ys n<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>med for the p<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span><span>rt<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> of </span>the body where it st</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>rts, even if it spre<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ds to other body p<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>rts l<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ter. When</span></span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> cancer </span><span><span>st<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>rts in the cervix, it</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span><span>c<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>lled cervic<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>l</span></span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> cancer</span><span>. The cervix<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span><span>the lower, n<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span><span>rrow end<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> of </span>the uterus.</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> A</span>lso known<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>s the womb, the uterus</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span><span>where<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a </span>b<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>by grows when<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a </span>wom<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>n</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span><span>pregn<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>nt. The cervix connects the upper p<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span><span>rt<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> of </span>the uterus to the v</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>gin<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a </span>(birth c<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>n<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>l).</span></span></span>
<h2>Reli<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ble Links for Cervic<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>l<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> Cancer</span></h2>
Re<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>d<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>bout cervic<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>l<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> cancer </span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>t <a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cervicalcancer.html" target="_blank" rel="external">Medline</a> from the US N<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>tion<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>l Institute<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> of </span>He<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>lth<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span>cert<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>inly worth re<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ding<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>nd<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span>the e<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>siest to n<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>vig<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>te. Inform<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>tion<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>v<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>il<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ble in Engl<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">is</span>h<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>nd Sp<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>n<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">is</span>h

<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">A </span>second pl<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ce to st<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>rt your cervic<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>l<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> cancer </span>educ<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>tion<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span>with th<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">is </span><a href="http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Cervical+Cancer" target="_blank">overview</a> from the<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> A</span>meric<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>n Society<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> of </span>Clinic<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>l Oncology. It h<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>s good det<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>iled inform<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>tion th<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>t<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span>upd<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ted regul<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>rly<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>nd d<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ted. Inform<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>tion<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>v<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>il<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ble in Engl<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">is</span>h<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>nd in Sp<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>n<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">is</span>h.

<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">A</span>nother reli<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ble st<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>rting point<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> is </span><a href="http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/cervical-cancer-topic-overview" target="_blank">webmd</a>.

<a href="http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_cervical_cancer_8.asp" target="_blank">Click here</a> for<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a </span>more<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>dv<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>nced d<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">is</span>cussion with<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>n<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>n<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>tomy overview.
<h3>Free screening progr<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ms</h3>
The US Center for D<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">is</span>e<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>se Control identifies loc<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>tions<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>cross the United St<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>tes where uninsured<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>nd under insured wom<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>n c<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>n obt<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>in<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a </span>free or low cost P<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>p Test or M<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>mmogr<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>m. <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see if you qu<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>lify. to find<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a </span>loc<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>l progr<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>m <a href="http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dcpc_Programs/default.aspx?NPID=1">click here</a><a href="http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dcpc_Programs/default.aspx?NPID=1">.</a>

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