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TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2003

American Indian develop and die from cervical cancer more than anyone else in the country, The Rapid City Journal reports.

Indian women have have the highest cervical-cancer rate and the second-lowest survival rate. The age-adjusted cervical-cancer death rate is 1.6 times that of the general population.

Screening and testing can prevent the development of cancer. Doctors recommend regular pap smears and breast cancer screening.

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Prevention program aimed at reducing rate of cervical cancer in American Indian women (The Rapid City Journal6/17)