January - Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

"Governor Blagojevich (Illinois)Urges Women to get Screened During January - Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today declared January Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in Illinois and is urging all women, especially women who smoke, to get screened regularly for cervical cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, women who smoke are almost twice as likely as non-smokers to develop cervical cancer."