For Your Health: Important to screen for cervical cancer – Fairfield Daily Republic

By Colleen Townsend, Special to the Daily Republic
Early detection of cancer through screening programs is a key factor to decrease the number of deaths and complications due to cancer illnesses.
It is well established that effective screening for cervical cancer leads to early diagnosis, which improves treatment options and successes. The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb), which functions as a canal opening to the vagina.
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer f…

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