Saturday 16 January 2016

Somerset County supports Cervical Health Awareness Month

The Somerset County Board of Freeholders and the Morris-Somerset Regional Chronic Disease Coalition and its partners are urging women of all income levels to take advantage of life-saving screenings and tests and to become informed about prevention and early detection options, which decrease risk for infections and cervical cancer.

The Somerset County Freeholders presented a proclamation at a recent freeholders’ meeting. The proclamation will be shared with local municipalities to adopt.

Cervical cancer can be detected with a simple pelvic exam and pap test. A vaccine is available to prevent cancer caused by the human papillomavirus, which is the main cause of cervical cancer. For the full article click here 



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