[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 178 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CERVICAL CANCER ELIMINATION DAY OF ACTION

  (Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action.
  Two years ago, the World Health Organization launched a global 
strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer by 2030. Last 
year, the WHO announced a partnership with Sylvester Comprehensive 
Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami's Health System, 
designating it the first WHO Collaborating Centre for Cervical Cancer 
Elimination.
  Across the globe, one woman dies every 2 minutes from cervical 
cancer, even though the disease is preventable, treatable, detectable, 
and curable.
  Here at home, according to the CDC, 13,000 new cases of cervical 
cancer are diagnosed, and 4,000 women die of this preventable and 
treatable cancer every year. Cervical cancer disproportionately affects 
Hispanic and Black women.
  Social determinants of health such as income, lack of access to the 
internet, race, geographic location, and limited access to 
transportation often impact women's ability to obtain needed 
prevention, screening, and treatment for cervical cancer. This is why I 
wanted to highlight Sylvester's work on developing new cost-efficient 
tests for HPV, improve treatment options to prolong survival, and 
increasing screening through mobile outreach campaigns.

  Mr. Speaker, I commend Sylvester's focus on decreasing cancer 
disparities across South Florida and beyond.

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