Cervical Cancer and HPV Statistics
Cervical cancer used to be the leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. However, in the past 40 years, the number of cases of cervical cancer and the number of deaths from cervical cancer have decreased significantly.
How do I know if I have HPV or Cervical Cancer?
There are HPV tests that can be used to screen for cervical cancer. These tests are recommended for screening only in women aged 25 years and older.
What is the HPV Vaccine?
Approximately 79 million Americans are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), and approximately 14 million people will become newly infected each year.
What is HPV?
HPV is short for human papillomavirus and is a group of more than 150 related viruses. Each HPV virus in this large group is given a number which is called its HPV type.
