Alabama’s cervical cancer incidence rate – or the number of new cancers of a specific type – ranked fifth worst in the country according to the CDC. Cervical cancer is one of the only cancers that can be prevented, experts across the state said.
In addition to her work at UAB, Scarinci works with TogetHER for Health’s Operation Wipe Out, an initiative designed to help Alabamians use available tools – like HPV vaccination, pap smears and routine cancer screenings – to eliminate the disease before it starts.
“The HPV virus is what causes the majority of cervical cancers, and if you get the HPV vaccination, it protects you from getting cervical cancer, which is exciting,” said Nancy Wright, the director of ADPH’s cancer prevention and control division. “I mean, there’s not many cancers that we have a vaccine to solve. There’s not many cancers we can prevent.”
90% of women identified with cervical disease, both precancer and invasive cancer, receive treatment. Scarini said she tends to see cervical cancer cases among women who lack insurance or have a low income.
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