Cervical cancer occurs when abnormal cells grow and spread in the cervix. Most cases of this disease are caused by the HPV virus. If detected early, the disease is highly curable.

Cervical cancer is a malignant cancer and the leading cause of death for women. Pap test was born to help screen for cervical cancer; look for abnormal changes in cells in the cervix. From there, timely treatment measures can be taken before the disease causes dangerous complications.

Cervical cancer is one of the few cancers that is almost entirely preventable. The death rate from the disease has more than halved in the past few decades. Cervical cancer has the potential to avoid human papillomavirus, or HPV, sexually transmitted.