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Bringing awareness to cervical health all month long
By Perdita Henry
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and our friends at the Texas Department of State Health Services Immunization Unit have gathered a plethora of resources to shepherd you through this month of patient empowerment.
Each year nearly 13,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, an almost completely preventable form of cancer. The number of affected women by the disease remains high despite the availability of the vaccination and regular appropriate screenings, such as pap and HPV testing.
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Great American Smokeout presents opportunity for tobacco cessation education
Great American Smokeout presents opportunity for tobacco cessation education
posted 11.09.12
On Thursday, Nov. 15, health care stakeholders from around the country will recognize the Great … more