On this site, you will find lots of information about cervical cancer, and what you and others can do to fight this disease. It is our hope that by learning more about cervical cancer – what causes it and how to prevent it – that more and more women will take steps to protect their health. So dig in and start finding out about what you can do to help!
College Campuses Are Preventing HPV & Cervical Cancer!
Women ROCC!’s peer educator training gives college students the knowledge and skills they need to promote cervical health on their campus. Hundreds of college women and men across the country have already been trained. They are spreading the word about:
- The importance of getting a Pap test to check for signs of HPV
- The link between HPV and cervical cancer; and
- The fact that cervical cancer is the easiest type of cancer to find early and treat.
Join the campus movement that is fighting – and preventing – HPV and cervical cancer.
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Peer Educator Training
- Learn basic facts about cervical health;
- Know what to do to improve cervical health;
- Plan campus programs to promote cervical cancer facts; and
- Let students know what they can do so they don’t get cervical cancer.
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- Cervical cancer is caused by certain types of
a virus called human papillomavirus or HPV.
- HPV is the most common virus in the U.S. that
is spread through having sexual contact with a partner.
- At least half of all the men and women in the U.S. will
have some type of HPV in their lifetime, but never know it.
- HPV is the number one thing that increases a person’s
risk of getting cervical cancer.
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