January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Cervical cancer is the 6th most common cancer in women in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. In 2020, an estimated 89,800 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in the Region and more than 47,500 women died from the disease. Find information about Cervical Cancer Month from the WHO here. You can lower your risk for cervical cancer by getting screened regularly, starting at age 21. Find more about screening tests and the HPV vaccine from the CDC here. The CDC also offers sharable graphics and print materials for public health communicators.