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Public Health Advocates Call on Congress to End Cervical Cancer Deaths Worldwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 24, 2017 – Advocates from Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon (PRRR) and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will join 11 other public health organizations on Capitol Hill Tuesday to urge lawmakers to help end cervical cancer deaths worldwide by ... the most common cancer among women in 38 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). “Where you live should not determine if you live. New cases of and deaths from cervical cancer can be eliminated in girls and women through increased access to vaccination and inexpensive treatment in ... alive, so it would be a shame to see them die of something so preventable. Let’s be smart about global health programs by integrating low-cost cervical cancer prevention, screening and treatment activities into existing healthcare programs.” Today, ACS CAN, PRRR and 22 other health ...