1. Progress Against Cervical Cancer

2. 1980–1989

3. Progress Against Cervical Cancer 1980–1989 1983–1984: HPV virus is discovered to cause cervical cancer

4. Progress Against Cervical Cancer 1980–1989 1988: Standard system established for evaluating Pap test results

5. Progress Against Cervical Cancer 1990–1999

6. Progress Against Cervical Cancer 1990–1999 1990: U.S. government funds cervical cancer screenings for underserved women

7. Progress Against Cervical Cancer 1990–1999 Late 1990s: New liquid-based Pap tests introduced

8. Progress Against Cervical Cancer 1990–1999 1999: Widespread screening reduces cases of advanced cervical cancer in older women 1999: DNA test approved to detect HPV virus, the virus that causes cervical cancer 1999: NCI recommends chemotherapy-radiation combination for invasive cervical cancer

9. Progress Against Cervical Cancer 2000–Present

10. Progress Against Cervical Cancer 2000–Present 2000–2006: Trial improves management of abnormal Pap test results

11. Progress Against Cervical Cancer 2000–Present 2006: Preventive cancer vaccine approved for cervical cancer

12. Progress Against Cervical Cancer 2000–Present 2008: Minimally invasive surgery shown to be effective for cervical cancer

13. Progress Against Cervical Cancer 2000–Present 2009: HPV vaccine benefits women over age 26

14. Progress Against Cervical Cancer Five-Year Survival Source: National Cancer Institute

15. Progress Against Cervical Cancer Mortality Source: National Cancer Institute

16. Progress Against Cervical Cancer New Cases Source: National Cancer Institute

17. Visit CancerProgress.Net for an interactive timeline of progress against a range of common cancers CancerProgress.Net is a project of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which represents nearly 30,000 physicians who treat people with cancer and research new cures