Cervical Cancer-Free Indiana

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

3 steps can help you prevent cervical cancer:

1. Vaccinate Early
2. Pap test Regularly
3. HPV test when recommended

Now your child or children you know are settled back in school. Did you remember to protect your child with the HPV Vaccine available for boys and girls ages 11-12 and 13-18.

Also, when was the last time you had your regular pap smear?

If not, take time to schedule an appointment with your child's pediatrician and your gynecologist TODAY.

These steps can help prevent cervical cancer.

As you send your child back to school and ensure they are ready for this school year. Did you make sure they are equipped with ALL of the recommended vaccines? Don't forget to protect your child with the HPV Vaccine available for boys and girls ages 11-12 and 13-18.

See the link below:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/who/teens/downloads/parent-version-schedule-7-18yrs.pdf

In Indiana, approximately 250 new cases of cervical cancer and 85 cervical cancer-related deaths occur annually among females.

Cervical cancer is almost 100 percent preventable through regular, routine screening, avoidance of controllable risk factors, and vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic The Human Papilloma Virus HPV may be the most widespread, misunderstood and potentially dangerous epidemic that most people hardly know anything about. 80 pe...

The proof has been submitted....now we need to significantly raise the vaccination rates in Indiana.

Virtual end to cervical cancer is within reach, expert says Striking drop in number of teen girls infected with HPV virus, which can cause cancer, credited to introduction of Gardasil vaccine in 2006

"This is one of the epidemics of the 21st century," says Otis Brawley, chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society

Doctors see rise in HPV-related cancers A new report documents an disturbing rise in the number of cases of cancer related to HPV, a family of sexually transmitted viruses linked to tumors of the cervix, head and neck, and several organs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfIKDhgV9jQ

Kirk Forbes Speech at "A Fresh Perspective" event Kirk Forbes discusses how his daughters death from cervical cancer inspired him to author a book and start a foundation to raise awareness on HPV prevention ...

A New Team Forms to Fight HPV and Cervical Cancer by Loren Green Associates A New Team Forms to Fight HPV and Cervical Cancer, The Kristen Forbes EVE Foundation, Marion County Public Health Department and the Indiana Fever WNBA basketball team have joined forces to fight HPV and cervical cancer.

The Kristen Forbes EVE Foundation, Marion County Public Health Department and the Indiana Fever WNBA basketball team have teamed up to fight HPV and cervical cancer. The MCPHD has chosen the HPV vaccine to focus on this year to fight cervical cancer. The story of 23 year old Kristen Forbes who lost her life to cervical cancer highlights the initiative. It will be shown at every telecast and webcast game this season.

Indiana Fever PSA with Kristen Forbes Indiana Fever in collaboration with the Marion County Health Dept PSA featuring Kristen Forbes

Vaccine Preventable types of HPV infection still most common in young women!

CDC – NCHHSTP Newsroom – Study confirms HPV infection remains common among women in the U.S. For immediate release: July 26, 2011 Media Contact: NCHHSTP - News Media Line, +1-404-639-8895, [email protected]