Susan Wysocki

Cervical Cancer: Screening and Prevention

As recently as the 1940s, cervical cancer was once among the most common cancers among women and a leading cause of cancer death. Thanks to the development in the 1950s of the Pap test, which tests cells from the cervix for pre-cancerous or cancerous changes, the incidence of cervical cancer and death rates have dropped dramatically. On Nov. 20, 2009, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) released new guidelines for cervical cancer screening.

Susan Wysocki, president and CEO of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) joins the show to discuss these changes in screening guidelines for cervical cancer.

Susan Wysocki, WHNP-BC, FAANP, is the president and CEO of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH). She is a woman’s health nurse practitioner certified by the National Certification Corporation (NCC) and a nationally recognized speaker and opinion leader in the field of women’s health. She has been quoted in the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Glamour, Essence, Shape, and Rolling Stone. She has also appeared in television and radio broadcasts nationwide where she has discussed a wide range of women’s health issues.

Dr. Derrick DeSilva

1 / 11 / 2010