N.D. Department of Health reminds women of regular tests

January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and the North Dakota Department of Health is reminding women of the importance of regular Pap tests, according to Barb Steiner, Women’s Way Program clinical coordinator. Although cervical cancer is highly preventable through screening and other preventive measures, about 4,200 women die from the disease in the United States each year. Half of all cervical cancers occur in women who have never had a Pap test.