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Protect yourself against cervical cancer: Ask for the HPV test

  • Cervical cancer is one of the few types of cancers that can be prevented through regular screening
  • Your health care provider can determine if you have harmful cell changes in your cervix that can be treated before they develop into cervical cancer
  • Find out if you carry the virus that puts you at increased risk of developing cervical cancer
 

You can do something to make sure no one you know gets cervical cancer.  Please give this public service announcement to your union communications office for the union publication/website.

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"Know the Facts"
About Cervical Cancer Prevention

The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) and the National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO) -- to which CLUW belongs -- have launched a campaign, "Know the Facts About Cervical Cancer Prevention" designed to give women information they need to best protect themselves from this preventable disease.

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>> Read AFL-CIO blog about the campaign


CLUW participates in "Beat the Clock" Walk! 
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CLUW's commitment
to eliminating cervical cancer

No woman should suffer or die from cervical cancer. Get screened today!

In April 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new screening test to help determine which women age 30 and over are at a higher risk of developing cervical cancer. This screening method uses a DNA test to detect human papillomavirus (HPV), one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, in combination with a Pap test. The DNA test identifies the 13 types of HPV most commonly associated with cervical cancer.

At its March 2003 National Executive Board meeting, CLUW adopted a resolution of support of FDA approval of annual HPV screening for all women 30 and over. CLUW urges all unions to:

  • Cover all FDA-approved HPV testing, as recommended by the American Cancer Society.
  • Cover annual office visits with obstetrician or gynecologist for counseling on contraception, sexually transmitted infections, breast and other cancer screening, and, as deemed appropriate by the clinician, cervical cancer screening.
  • Protect patient confidentiality.

In addition to its own new cervical cancer awareness program -- Cervical Cancer Prevention Works -- CLUW is actively working with public education programs to get this information out.

An HPV vaccine is now available for girls and women ages 9-26. Although the vaccine will help prevent many HPV infections, screening will still be needed to prevent cervical cancer. See
HPV Vaccine: Questions and Answers

Cervical Cancer Prevention Works (CCPW) is the name of CLUW's cervical cancer awareness project. The project's mission is to empower union women by providing them with information on how to prevent this deadly disease. CLUW's CCPW is funded by Digene, the company which makes the only FDA-approved test for HPV (the virus that causes 96 percent of cervical cancer cases).

For further information, contact:
Carolyn J. Jacobson, director, Cervical Cancer Prevention Works
202-508-6901
cjacobson@cluw.org