Visiting your women’s health provider to get a Pap test is important to screen for cervical cancer. But an abnormal Pap test doesn’t usually mean that you have cancer—just that you need to discuss further testing and monitoring with your provider.
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. According to the National Cancer Institute, when cervical cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, the five-year survival rate is 91%. But, when cervical cancer spreads to nearby tissue, organs or lymph nodes, the five-year survival rate drops to 60%.
That means routine Pap smears—a cervical cancer screening test—are important to keeping you healthy.
Screening is important to detect cervical cancer.
Call 216-778-4444 to schedule an appointment with a MetroHealth Women’s Health provider,
or visit www.metrohealth.org/obgyn to learn more.