Cervical Cancer Prevention Works

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	Download CCPW's brochure, Protect yourself from cervical cancer: What you need to know about cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus


Pearl of Wisdom Campaign to Prevent Cervical Cancer
CLUW has joined a coalition of women’s health and advocacy organizations in a new, united effort to prevent cervical cancer worldwide. The Pearl of Wisdom Campaign to Prevent Cervical Cancer will raise awareness of cervical cancer, encourage women to take advantage of the means that are now available to prevent it and work to make sure that these methods are accessible to girls and women around the globe – particularly to the underserved populations that have much higher rates of cervical cancer. A central focus of the campaign is the promotion of the Pearl of Wisdom pin as the global symbol of cervical cancer prevention.

What you can do

Tell your friends, tell your family -- cervical cancer is one of the few types of cancer that can actually be prevented through vaccination and regular screening! Download the brochure at left.

What your union can do

1. Publish CLUW's articles in union magazines and websites:

"Preventing Cervical Cancer: Two Union Women Take Action"
>> Available as text or printer-ready pdf
"Union Women Use Creativity to Get the Message Out"
>> printer-ready pdf or Word document

2. Distribute Cervical Cancer Prevention Works brochures and mini-posters at your meetings. These materials are available at no cost for chapters and unions.
>> Order form (pdf)

3. Make certain HPV screening is covered in your state. See Women in Government 2009 State Report on Cervical Cancer Prevention.

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

The centerpiece of the Pearl of Wisdom Campaign for January is "Take the Pearl Pledge." In short, the pledge commits you to: scheduling your annual gynecologic examination, wearing a Pearl of Wisdom in support of cervical cancer prevention, and encouraging 5 friends to do the same.