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What Every Woman Should Know about Cervical Cancer

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Cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in women across the globe. In the US, because of Pap test prevention, the number of women who die from cervical cancer has been drastically reduced. This is the best proof that prevention is exceedingly important to fight cervical cancer.

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Markovic, N., Markovic, O. (2016). Cervical Cancer. In: What Every Woman Should Know about Cervical Cancer. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7560-1_2

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