Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Head and Neck Cancer
If you've received a head and neck cancer diagnosis, here are some important questions to ask your healthcare provider.
A Rare Head and Neck Cancer Taught Me How to Be My Best Advocate
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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Head and Neck Cancer
Learn about the symptoms, how it's diagnosed and ways to reduce your risk
Barriers to Care: Head and Neck Cancer
From getting a diagnosis to finding care, head and neck cancer can be difficult to manage
Cervical Cancer Taught Me to Talk About My Vagina
In my community, talking about sex and vaginas is taboo – but my cervical cancer diagnosis showed me the importance of sex education and open conversation
Ridding the World of Cervical Cancer
The World Health Organization has a plan to rid the entire planet of cervical cancer. Here's what you need to know about this commonly diagnosed disease.
Don’t Put Off Your Screening and Vaccination for Cervical Cancer
Screening and vaccination are vital for preventing cervical cancer, and women need to know the preventive tools available
Ending the Stigma Around Cancers Caused by HPV
HPV causes head and neck cancers, among others. What can we do to end the stigma around these illnesses?
How I Overcame Anal Cancer and Threw a Huge Party
No one ever told me my HPV diagnosis could lead to anal cancer. Now I'm on a mission to educate people, save lives and dispel the stigma around this increasingly common disease.
New American Cancer Society Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines: Statement from HealthyWomen CEO Beth Battaglino, RN-C
It's important to understand what the new guidelines mean for women's health. Education and collaboration with health care providers is key.
NIH Spearheads Study to Test At-Home Screening for HPV and Cervical Cancer
Proponents believe a simple test like this, which can be done at home, may help the U.S. move closer to eradicating cervical cancer.
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