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Article: Cervical Cancer; Facts to Know.
- Article from:
- NWHRC Health Center - Cervical Cancer
- Article date:
- March 16, 2005
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* In 2004, an estimated 10,520 cases of invasive cervical cancer are expected to occur in the U.S., with about 3,900 women dying from this disease, according to the American Cancer Society.
* More than twice as many African-American women die from cervical cancer as Caucasian women. Hispanic and Native-American women have higher rates of the disease than Caucasian women. Cervical cancer rates also are rising among Vietnamese women. The highest rate of cervical cancer is in underdeveloped countries.
* Both incidence and deaths from cervical cancer have declined markedly over the last several decades, due to more frequent detection of pre-invasive and ...