CCFA’s own Dr. Jennifer Smith recently did an interview for the Black Women’s Health Imperative Blog. January is Cervical Health Awareness Month and we’re asking the question: “What can black women do to eliminate cervical cancer in America?”. Dr. Smith sat down with Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, host of the Black Women’s Health Report, to discuss the possibility of ending cervical cancer for women through awareness, education and screening.
Listen to the podcast here
This newsletter provides up-to-date news related to cervical cancer prevention including HPV vaccination, screening, education, and news items from CCFA. If you would like to sign-up for the newsletter, please e-mail us at ccfa@unc.edu and we will add you to our mailing list. Please feel free to forward this information to anyone that you think might be interested in joining the cause!
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Hello Fellow Fighters Against Cervical Cancer!
Announcing the release of my new book, How I Lost My Uterus and Found My Voice: a memoir of love, hope, and empowerment! It is currently available online at Barnes and Noble (bn.com) and Amazon.com and will be in stores soon. I appreciate any thing you can do to spread the word. I will be on Memphis morning News Fox 13 1/26/12 to promote the book. I also have a few book signings set up here ...
Be sure to check out survivor and CCFA partner Tamika Felder on Lifetime TV’s “The Balancing Act” this coming Wednesday, December 21 at 7:00 a.m. (et). You can watch the preview here
November 23rd, 2011
New York, November 23, 2011 — Today, Women Deliver released a report “Delivering Cervical Cancer Prevention in the Developing World,” that highlights exciting new partnerships and innovations in cervical cancer prevention and treatment.
This report comes at an important time: the GAVI Alliance recently announced its commitment to providing HPV vaccinations for 2 million girls in nine countries by 2015. This is a pivotal milestone in the efforts both to bring global attention to ...
The Kaiser Family Foundation has updated it’s fact sheet on HPV. It includes information about cancers related to HPV, use of the HPV vaccines in both men and women, and insurance coverage and access to the vaccines.
This newsletter provides up-to-date news related to cervical cancer prevention including HPV vaccination, screening, education, and news items from CCFA. If you would like to sign-up for the newsletter, please e-mail us at ccfa@unc.edu and we will add you to our mailing list. Please feel free to forward this information to anyone that you think might be interested in joining the cause!
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The Foundation for Women’s Cancer is hosting a Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Movement (GCAM) Weekend will take place November 4-6, 2011, in Washington, DC. GCAM weekend creates an opportunity for the entire gynecologic cancer community — physicians, nurses, survivors and their families, advocates, and leaders — to come together as one to raise awareness and funding for women’s cancer.
As part of this weekend, the Foundation is pleased to offer a HPV/cervical cancer forum. These are FREE full day courses for ...