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What Do You Know About Cervical Cancer?

More than 3,700 American women died from cervical cancer in 2008, but death rates have declined dramatically over the last 50 years because more women are being screened for it. To learn more about cervical cancer and prevention, take this quiz, based on information from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Where is the cervix located in the body?
On what part of the cervix do most cancers develop?
Which of these are risk factors for the cancer?
Cervical cancer may remain in the early stages for how long?
What are the symptoms of cervical cancer in the early stages?
Which of these tests effectively screens for cervical cancer?
When should women begin Pap test screening?
Early detection increases women's survival rate. How many women can be saved if the disease is caught early and treated?
A Pap test usually can detect which percentage of cervical cancers?
A woman who has had a hysterectomy needs to continue getting a regular Pap test if:
Publication Source: Created for Vitality magazine
Author: Floria, Barbara
Online Source: National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/cervical
Online Source: American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_cervical_cancer_8.asp
Online Editor: Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer: Reviewed by the StayWell Clinical Content Team
Date Last Reviewed: 11/6/2008
Date Last Modified: 11/6/2008