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 […]

Full Circle: The Breast and GYN Cancer Pavilion

Full Circle: The Breast and GYN Cancer Pavilion

By Teri Fontenot, Woman’s President and CEO While you may think of Woman’s as a place to have your baby, you may not know that our roots are actually in cancer detection. In 1958, a test for cervical cancer was being developed through the use of  Pap smears. A cancer detection laboratory was established by […]