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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Cervical Cancer Screening
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD)
Guest: Kathy L. MacLaughlin, M.D.
Worldwide, cervical cancer is a very common malignancy for women, although the number of new cases in the U.S. has been declining. The overwhelming majority of cases are caused by infection with the human papilloma virus and due to a combination of HPV immunization and early detection with cervical cancer screening, advanced cervical cancer should be preventable. If it does occur, cervical cancer is one of the more treatable malignancies when detected early. If you perform cervical cancer screening for your...