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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Update in Cervical Cancer Screening
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D., @ChutkaMD
Guest: Evelyn A. Reynolds, M.D.
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month | Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in women worldwide, although the number of new cases in the U.S. has been declining. The vast majority of cervical cancers are caused by infection with the Human Papilloma Virus. Due to a combination of HPV immunization and early detection with cervical cancer screening, advanced cases are becoming much less common and when detected early, cervical cancer is one of the more treatable malignancies. Although cervical cancer...