Cervical Cancer forms in tissues of the cervix (the organ connecting the uterus and vagina). It is usually a slow-growing cancer that may not have symptoms but can be found with regular Pap tests (a procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix and looked at under a microscope). Cervical cancer is almost always caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

Estimated new cases and deaths from cervical (uterine cervix) cancer in the United States in 2009:

New cases:  11,270
Deaths:  4,070

To learn more about cervical cancer, visit the National Cancer Institute web site at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/cervical