Latina women have the highest rates of cervical cancer amongst all racial/ethnic groups in the United States. In 2006, the FDA approved the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer caused by four strains of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Our community had many questions about the vaccine and cervical cancer. In response, the Cuídate. Ármate. Edúcate. Latinas for Cervical Cancer Prevention Campaign was launched in 2007 to open the dialogue about cervical cancer in our communities.
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August 2007)
