January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about how women can protect themselves from HPV and cervical cancer.

January is a great month to think about your cervical health.

Many cancers are not detected until it's too late. But there are some early signs of cancer that women might overlook. Knowing the symptoms to look for can help a doctor diagnose cancer early, which can boost the odds of successful treatment.

The diagnosis and treatment of cancer has come a long way in the last 50 years. Today, many patients are living past their cancers.

Staying healthy requires being proactive about your health by scheduling and attending necessary health screenings. There are some screenings in particular that every woman should know about.

If cancer could actually be prevented through a routine screening, everyone would complete that screening, right? That is the idea behind cervical cancer screenings for women.

If you're a woman - or a man - cancer screening guidelines have been all over the place of late. Here comes another refinement in the recommendations for cervical cancer screenings.

Let's face it - a woman's body is mysterious. It bleeds and discharges and cramps and swells and gets exhausted.

To ring in Cervical Health Awareness Month, let's start with a rather startling statistic: Did you know cervical cancer ranks as the third most common cancer in women worldwide?