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National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) State Chapters to Provide Parents With Educational Forum to Discuss Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccines
Date:1/15/2008

ducating Parents campaign includes a slide-show presentation on the HPV cervical cancer prevention vaccines, as well as videotape about the NCCC and its resources. The video features information from the recent NCCC national conference held in Washington, D.C. where women who have or had cervical cancer and HPV and their caregivers, came together for the first time to speak out, listen and learn about cervical cancer prevention with the breakthrough vaccines and the ongoing importance of Pap testing regularly along with a HPV test if recommended by their clinician.

"As part of this education campaign, NCCC members will be trained on how to deliver the presentation, becoming NCCC certified ambassadors that can then go out into their local communities and provide this important cervical cancer and HPV vaccine prevention information," said Sarina Araujo, executive director of the NCCC. "As NCCC ambassadors, our members will offer information that is focused on helping to stop a cancer before it can impact our daughters lives and potentially destroy our families." Araujo has had her three daughters vaccinated.

An expert clinician will also accompany the NCCC parent ambassadors when they deliver their presentations in an effort to help address any questions parents may have about cervical cancer, HPV and the preventative vaccines. The primary focus of the campaign is to get parents talking with one another about how the vaccines can help stop a cancer.

"Providing parents with medically accurate information about these important vaccines helps reassure them that they are making an informed decision about their daughter's health," said Juan Felix, M.D., Chairman of the NCCC Medical Advisory Panel and Director of Cytopathology and Chief of Gynecologic Pathology at Women's Hospital-Los Angeles County, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC).

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