Cervical cancer cases, both early and advanced stages, are rising in Northeast Ohio.
That’s according to the director of gynecologic oncology at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Robert DeBernardo.According to the Ohio Department of Health, cases of cervical cancer only rose .1% between 2015 to 2019.
However, Dr. DeBernardo says the noticeable uptick just happened in the last two years and it’s worst in white women.“The data really was showing that southern white women are demonstrating this increase and there are pockets of Ohio that might as well be the deep south,” said director of gynecologic oncology at MetroHealth, Dr. Kim Resnick.She says it’s the No. 1 way to prevent cervical cancer.“See a gynecologic every year. Period. End of story,” said Dr. DeBernardo.
Dr. Resnick says it takes a team effort to get women to see their gynecologist regularly, especially if they’ve had a bad experience in the past.Copyright 2022 WOIO. All rights reserved.
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