Cancer of the cervix begins in the cells of the cervix is the narrow passage that connects the uterus to the vagina.
* In 2008, an estimated 1 300 Canadian women will be diagnosed with cancer of the cervix and 380 will die.
* Cancer of the cervix represents approximately 1.1% of all cancer deaths in women.
* One woman in 150 will suffer from cancer of the cervix during her lifetime and one in 423 will die.



* Before the appearance of this type of cancer cells of cervical change and become abnormal.This change is called cervical dysplasia. Without treatment, this precancerous condition can turn into cancer over time. However, most women with dysplasia do not develop cancer.

* What should I know about cervical cancer?
Risk Factors  - The main risk factor associated with cancer of the cervix is the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is transmitted sexually and infects the cervix.

Some other risk factors associated with cancer of the cervix.
* Becoming active sexually at a young age, having multiple sexual partners or having a partner who has had many.
* Smoking.
* A weakened immune system by drugs after a transplant or is suffering from a disease like AIDS.
* Prolonged use of the pill.
* Having many children.
* The prior use of diethylstilbestrol (DES) or having a mother who took.

* What should be done to reduce the risk of cancer?
* How should I eat to reduce cancer risk?
* Does physical activity reduces the risk of cancer?

Controlling cancer of the cervix uteri
* How is cancer treated?
* How do I deal with cancer?
* How can I help someone with cancer?

Top of page  - Facts and Figures
* Facts and figures on cancer of the cervix uteri
* Cancer Surveillance On-Line
* Chronic Disease Infobase
* Economic Burden of Illness in Canada

Development and exchange of knowledge
* Publications on cancer of the cervix uteri
* Guidelines for cancer cervix
* The Gate Canadian Best Practices
* Chronic Diseases in Canada (CMC)

Initiatives, strategies, systems and programs - The Network for the Prevention of cervical cancer of the uterus (RPCCU) is an informal group of representatives from federal and provincial agencies and clinics, for example: the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, the College of Physicians Family Physicians of Canada, the Canadian Society of Cytology, the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists of Canada, Canadian Colposcopists and the Association of Nurses in Canada.

The RPCCU aims to further reduce mortality and morbidity from cancer of the cervix uteri and its precursors in the country through the implementation or enhancement of organized screening programs.

The RPCCU focuses its efforts on strengthening the three components of an organized screening program: strategies for effective recruitment, information systems and an integrated set of guidelines as a basis for program management quality within the provincial screening programs.

In conjunction with the sectors of health and education and other partners, the Agency of Health Canada promotes the well-being and psychosocial Canadians through activities to promote health and strategies against cancer. These activities include:
* The establishment of national guidelines, including recommendations on immunization;
* The establishment of surveillance initiatives and the achievement of targeted studies;
* Coordinating the dissemination and exchange of information.
The Agency supports public health efforts to fight against sexually transmitted infections and their complications, including cancer and infertility, and to prevent them. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommendations on vaccine use and issued a statement on the vaccine against HPV.