WASHINGTON — January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. It serves to remind women to talk with their physician about the risks of developing cervical cancer, what causes it, and what they can do to prevent it.

“The majority of cervical cancer cases in the U.S. could be prevented with HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccines, which have been recommended for a decade,” said Richard C. Wender, M.D., chief cancer control officer for the American Cancer Society.

“In fact, about 90 percent of all cervical cancers could be prevented with screening and HPV vaccination.”

WTOP’s Kristi King spoke with Tamika Felder, a cervical cancer survivor in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.