Cervical cancer prevention campaign comes to Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma's Jari Askins is the latest lieutenant governor to sign onto a program intended to encourage women to learn more about cervical cancer prevention and detection.

The campaign encourages women to get Pap tests and be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus that causes many cervical cancers. The HPV vaccine is recommended for girls who are 11 or 12 years old.

Officials expect about 160 Oklahoma women to be diagnosed with cervical cancer and another 60 to die of the disease this year. More >>

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