Recognizing January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and honoring Angela "The Survivor Diva" Reese for her outstanding leadership with the Pennsylvania National Cervical Cancer Coalition - Northwest Philadelphia Chapter and her dedication to cervical cancer awareness and survivor advocacy.

Recognizing January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and honoring Angela “The Survivor Diva” Reese for her outstanding leadership with the Pennsylvania National Cervical Cancer Coalition - Northwest Philadelphia Chapter and her dedication to cervical cancer awareness and survivor advocacy. WHEREAS, Persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) causes the overwhelming majority of cervical cancers, more than 95% of cases globally, and HPV remains one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States, with tens of millions currently infected and approximately 13 million new infections each year; and WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2025 approximately 13,360 people in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and about 4,320 will die from the disease, even as national age-adjusted rates of new cases and deaths continue a long-term but slowing decline; and WHEREAS, Cervical cancer most often affects women in the prime of life and disproportionately impacts Black, Hispanic, Native American, and other communities of color, as well as people from low-income households who face barriers to preventive care and timely treatment; and WHEREAS, Philadelphia, while making progress in reducing overall poverty, still has roughly one in five residents living below the poverty line, and recent cancer surveillance data show that the City’s cervical cancer incidence rate is higher than both the statewi…