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Cervical cancer: The silent killer

Cervical cancer is a cancer that starts in the cervix and can spread to the rest of the womb. 1% of all cancer deaths are from cervical cancer. If cervical cancer is caught in its early stages the fatality rate is almost zero. Women should go for annual pap smears. You might not have any

Cervical cancer awareness

More than half a million women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and a quarter million will lose the battle each year. Cervical cancer is where abnormal cells grow on the cervix. The most common cause of cervical cancer is a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV) which is transmitted through sexual intercourse. There are