Ten Things to Know About Cervical Cancer

Ten Things to Know About Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is cancer that starts the cervix. The cervix is located inside the vagina (birth canal) and connects the vagina to the upper part of the uterus. Each year, approximately 12,000 women in the United States get cervical cancer. Louisiana has one of the highest cervical cancer rates in the country. All women are […]

“I found a fight in me that I didn’t know I had.”

“I found a fight in me that I didn’t know I had.”

Author: Iris Williams In December 2019, I started having severe pelvic pain and heavy bleeding, my gynecologist and I decided a hysterectomy was the solution. On February 14, 2020 – Valentine’s Day – I had a hysterectomy and they found a tumor. Initially, I was shocked when I woke up from surgery and was told […]