CMDHD urges people to help prevent cervical cancer

CENTRAL MICHIGAN

January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Central Michigan District Health Department (CMDHD) reminds the community that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers.

According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 14,100 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed, with an estimated 4,280 deaths from the disease, in 2022. In the year 2019, which is the l…