January 18, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.
Ascension Medical Group and community partners to hold HPV education programs
Ascension Medical Group and community partners to hold HPV education programs
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, about 42,700 new cases of cancer are found in parts of the body where human papillomavirus (HPV) is often found.
HPV causes about 33,700 of these cancers.
The programs will feature Eunice Corujo-Incha, MD, Pediatrician; Women's Health Specialists David Meyer, MD, and Rebecca Fix, WHNP, from Ascension Medical Group as well as nurse navigators from the James Beck Cancer Center at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital.
The Tomahawk program will be held on Monday, Jan. 28 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Spruce Room at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital at 401 West Mohawk Drive.
The Rhinelander program will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Superior Diesel Advanced Learning Center at Rhinelander High School, located at 665 Coolidge Avenue in Rhinelander.
"Early detection greatly improves the chances of successful treatment," Corujo-Incha said in a press release. "Today, a test to detect HPV is often used as a follow-up when abnormalities are detected on a Pap smear."
Each program will last approximately 20 minutes with a question and answer session of follow. Light refreshments will be provided.
All attendees at each presentation will have a chance to win a Fitbit donated by Ties that Bind Us.
"Anti-cancer vaccines have been found effective in preventing the two strains of HPV most frequently found in cervical cancer," said Meyer. "Your primary doctor or Women's Health Specialist often can do the tests needed to diagnose pre-cancers and cancers and may also be able to treat pre-cancer."
For more information on the HPV programs, contact Ascension Medical Group at 715-361-4560.
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