Cervical cancer is a cancer that grows on the surface of the cervix. It slowly develops from persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. “Cervical cancer is the fourth most prevalent cancer in women worldwide, and more than 14,000 Americans develop cervical cancer each year,” says Joshua G. Cohen, MD, FACOG, FACS, the Medical Director of Gynecologic Cancer at City of Hope Orange County. According to research, while 85 percent of Black women report receiving cervical cancer screening,...