Paris Regional Medical Center’s staff just aren’t going to take it anymore – they’ve resolved to eradicate cervical cancer in Northeast Texas and Southeast Oklahoma, starting today.
Join them in their pursuit of life, health and prevention by getting informed and taking a few simple steps to put an end to this highly preventable disease.
“Cervical cancer is the fifth most common cancer found in women worldwide,” says Patti Monczewski, (pictured) CEO of Paris Regional Medical Center. Violently attacking a woman’s reproductive organs, cervical cancer is often spread through various strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection. With prevalence of cervical cancer at an all-time high, it is crucial for women to have Pap smears done every two years starting at the age of 21 or once they become sexually active. ”
This year, don’t put off prevention – being proactive turns that nagging fear of the unknown into well-deserved peace of mind. “It’s up to all of us in this community to make sure that the women in our lives are protected against cervical cancer, which often goes undetected because symptoms don’t show up until much later,” stresses Monczewski.
Paris Regional Medical Center’s Happy Pappy New Year campaign invites our community to fight the good fight against cervical cancer, leaving no room for defeat and only the possibility of VICTORY! Paris Regional Medical Center encourages, supports and appreciates the life women lead – let’s make cervical cancer history!
For more information on Happy Pappy New Year and cervical cancer prevention, contact our Physician Referral Line (903)737-3232.