January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
In the United States:
The American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 14, 100 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will have been diagnosed in 2022.
The American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 4,280 women will have died from cervical cancer in 2022. While cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer deaths for U.S. women, this is no longer true. The number of deaths from cervical cancer has significantly declined with the increased use of the Pap test.
In West Virginia:
According to the State Cancer Profiles from the National Cancer Institute, an average of 90 women per year were diagnosed with cervical cancer between 2015-2019.
According to the 2015-2019 State Cancer Profiles, West Virginia has the seventh highest incidence rate of cervical cancer in the nation.
According to the State Cancer Profiles from the National Cancer Institute, an average of 33 women per year died of cervical cancer between 2016-2020.
According to the State Cancer Profiles, West Virginia had the sixth-highest death rate of cervical cancer in the nation between 2016-2020.
