Description:
The Cervical Cancer Education Program reinforces the importance of regular Pap test screening and follow-up for any abnormal findings by providing a variety of educational materials for patients and health care providers.
New materials include:
Cervical Cancer: What Vietnamese Women Should Know (Benh Ung Thu Co To Cung: Nhung Dieu Phu Nu Viet Nam Can Biet), in Vietnamese and English
Vietnamese women in the United States have among the lowest rates of cervical cancer screening. In fact, cervical cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in Vietnamese women in the U. S. and they are five times more likely to be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer than non-Hispanic white women.
Cervical Cancer: What You Can Do to Protect Yourself (Cáncer cervical: Cómo puede protegerse), in Spanish and English
While the literature shows that the occurrence of initial Pap testing is relatively high for Hispanic/Latina women, repeat Pap testing is low over the course of a lifetime. A large percentage of Hispanic/Latina women are diagnosed at an advanced stage of cervical cancer, and this number increases with age.
By developing these two booklets, NCI hopes to increase awareness about the importance of regular Pap test screening as well as address cultural barriers to screening experienced by these two groups of women.
Partnering Opportunities:
You can help with efforts to reduce cervical cancer among Hispanic/Latina and Vietnamese women. Join NCI's national outreach efforts by distributing these new booklets and downloading these materials for your own programs.
