Feb 12: Say No to Cervical Cancer with Dr. Linda Eckert
Expert advice in ENOUGH: Because We Can Stop Cervical Cancer
Did you know that cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women? That it’s highly treatable and almost 100% preventable? Yet each year, approximately:
— 340,000 women around the globe die of cervical cancer.
— 14,000 women in the U.S. receive news that they have cervical cancer.
— Over 90% of cervical cancer cases are caused by the Human Papillomavirus, or HPV as it’s commonly known.
In ENOUGH: Because We Can Stop Cervical Cancer, Dr. Linda Eckert integrates scientific evidence, personal stories, and policy advocacy to inspire readers to take action. We discuss what you need to know — from symptoms to treatments and prevention. She busts common myths around vaccines, HPV, which groups of women are disproportionately affected. And how HPV can also affect men. Most of all, Dr. Eckert leaves us with hope, and the knowledge we need to help wipe out cervical cancer.
Meet Dr. Linda Eckert
Dr. Linda Eckert is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist with over three decades of experience in women’s health. She serves as a professor in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Global Health at the University of Washington, where her clinical practice is centered at Seattle’s Harborview Women’s Clinic. Her areas of expertise include vaginal and vulvar infections, vaccines, cervical cancer screening, and cross-cultural medicine. In addition to her research and clinical practice, Dr. Eckert serves on the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Expert Immunization Committee and is the organization’s liaison to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. She was also the obstetrics lead for the Global Alignment of Immunization Safety in Pregnancy Program.
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