TYLER \u2013 The United States Congress designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month. During this month, the Northeast Texas Public Health District (NET Health) works to help women learn the importance of early detection and prevention of HPV and Cervical Cancer, in order to achieve longer, healthier lives.<\/p>\n
Women of all ages, from teens to older adults, have a chance of getting cancer of the cervix. Health officials say you can decrease your likelihood of cervical cancer by being screened early and regularly and by lessening your chances of HPV infection, which may include getting the HPV vaccine. Cancer of the cervix can be prevented by getting regular Pap tests, according to health officials, who say the Pap test can find cervical pre-cancers at early, treatable stages. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis screening is a crucial part of a woman\u2019s health care regimen, yet one that many overlook. Cervical Cancer is the most preventable cancer for women,\u201d says Jonathan MacClements, M.D., Smith County Health Authority. \u201cThe best way to lower a woman\u2019s risk of cervical cancer is to get a pap test regularly and speak to their doctor about the HPV test or vaccine.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the Cervical Cancer in Texas 2010 report compiled by DSHS, the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) and the Texas Cancer Registry, the highest incidence rates of cervical cancer are found primarily along the Texas-Mexico border and in regions of East Texas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough a partnership with UT Health Science Center Tyler, NET Health refers women for cervical screenings and diagnostics at no charge. The program covers women who are uninsured or underinsured and who meet income guidelines, through a program funded by DSHS,\u201d says Stephanie Taylor, NET Health Director of Community Outreach & Assistance. \u201cIt\u2019s the start of a new year and to start the year right, we encourage women in East Texas to have their regular pap tests and to be aware that assistance is available.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information about cervical cancer screening and the HPV vaccine visit http:\/\/www.healthyeasttx.org<\/a> or call the NET Health Community Outreach & Assistance Department at 903-535-0028.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TYLER \u2013 The United States Congress designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month. During this month, the Northeast Texas Public Health District (NET Health) works to help women learn the importance of early detection and prevention of HPV and Cervical Cancer, in order to achieve longer, healthier lives. Women of all ages, from teens to … Continue reading Cervical Health Awareness Month Observed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-30 12:44:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=156213"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156472,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156213\/revisions\/156472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=156213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=156213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=156213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}