It’s National Cervical Health Awareness Month…..

 

 

Emphasizing the Importance of Cervical Cancer, HPV disease and EARLY DETECTION!!!!!!

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********12,000 Women Will Be Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer This Year***********
***********4,000 Women Will Die From Cervical Cancer This Year*************

 

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Risk Factors For Cervical Cancer:

HPV Infection……Family History of Cervical Cancer ….Smoking …..Immunosuppression (HIV/AIDS and women being treated for Autoimmune Disease)……Chlamydia Infection….Diet low in Fruits and Vegetables……Long term use (greater than 5 years) of Oral Contraceptive ……Obesity……Having Multiple (3 or more) Full Term Pregnancies….Age Younger Than 17 at Your First Full Term Pregnancy…..Poverty

 

 

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