Don’t say I didn’t warn you ahead of time we were going to hit this pothole on the cervical cancer vaccine road. To briefly recap, last month I noticed Merck was running a television PSA, Tell Someone, in an attempt raise awareness about the virus that can lead to cervical cancer. Not once did it mention anything about [...]
In Victoria, Canada, cervical cancer survivor Christine Evely is urging women to have pap tests twice a year. I have to admit that I haven’t heard before that two pap tests per year are recommended. But as part of a Mother’s Day initiative called Don’t Just Sit There. Last year, the radio and ad campaign was a [...]
Women in England are not showing up for their annual pap tests. And their absence from this critical screening opportunity is increasing their risk of cervical cancer — a cancer that is curable if detected early. New figures reveal that 660,000 women between the ages of 25 andಝ are invited for screening in England. Nearly 80 percent [...]