The Disease That Every Woman Who Has Ever Had Sex with Anyone Needs to Know About

by Melissa Garvey, ACNM Writer and EditorDid you know that cervical cancer is the second biggest cause of cancer death for women? Unlike breast cancer, cervical cancer is preventable. The cause is a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV), which can be detected and prevented from developing into cancer. Not all types of HPV lead to cancer, but we now know which types are responsible for up to 70%