Each year, approximately 88,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer. The five main gynecologic cancers are cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar. Of all gynecologic cancers, only cervical has a screening test that helps prevent the disease and can also find it early, when treatment works best. In new TV, radio, and print public service announcements (PSAs) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), actress Cote de Pablo talks about her own brush with cervical cancer. “I was working, traveling, and enjoying life,” Ms. de Pablo says. “Too much time passed since my last Pap test. By the time I was tested, things didn’t look too good.”

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