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cervical cancer  

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  • CERVICAL CANCER REMAINS a big public health concern because it is still the second most common type of cancer found in women across the world. In 2007, there was an estimated 11,150 new cases of cervical cancer, and 3,670 deaths due to cervical cancer in the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Cervical Cancer]

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