The American Cancer Society (ACS) (2012) estimated that American women experienced 12,170 new diagnoses of cervical cancer and 4,220 cervical cancer deaths in 2012. These estimates represent approximately 33 new cervical cancer cases and 12 cervical cancer deaths per day in the United States from a disease that is largely preventable through effective screening of appropriate women (National Cancer Institute, 2012). Unfortunately, women who were never screened or inadequately screened suffer the majority of cervical cancer morbidity and mortality (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [ACOG], 2012).
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