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Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is a cancer that affects the cells that line the cervix. Contracting the sexually transmitted disease human papillomavirus (HPV) is necessary for the development of nearly all cases of cervical cancer. Luckily, a vaccine was developed in 2006 that is effective against two strains of HPV that cause 70 percent of cervical cancer diagnosis. The most common symptom of cervical cancer is abnormal vaginal bleeding, but there may not be any obvious symptoms until the cancer is in its advanced stages. The cancer can be treated with surgery in its early stages and chemotherapy in the advanced stages.

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Japan Airlines (JAL) cabin attendants and Sanrio character Hello Kitty introduce Japan Airlines' Hellosmile jet, a Boeing 777 jetliner painted with a Hello Kitty face to raise awareness of cervical cancer, at JAL's hanger at the Haneda airport in Tokyo on january 13, 2012. Hello Kitty, which started in 1974 in Japan as a moon-faced cartoon cat on a coin purse, has developed into a global phenomenon.

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