cervical cancer

January is Cervical Cancer Prevention Month, and Alabama is making progress in the first ever statewide action plan to prevent and eliminate the disease. Operation WIPE OUT Cervical Cancer Alabama is an initiative that launched in May 2023 to help educate Alabamians about cervical cancer and prevent the illness through vaccines and screenings.

Alabama ranks third in the nation in the incidence and deaths from a cancer that can be prevented: cervical cancer. To address this public health problem, primary care providers and community leaders throughout the state launched a statewide action plan to eliminate cervical cancer in Alabama by 2033 called “Operation Wipe Out Cervical Cancer Alabama.”

The University of Alabama at Birmingham says a new federal program focused on disease prevention is having a positive impact on the region. UAB’s local…