e for at least one year after diagnosis. The five-year relative survival rate is about 70 percent. Women diagnosed with cervical cancer in situ have a five-year relative survival rate of about 90 percent. However, only about half of all cervical cancers are discovered at this stage. In general, survival rates are significantly lower for women of low socioeconomic status, probably because they are less likely to have access to health-care or screening programs that detect cervical cancer in its early stages (Peterson). Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting woman (McKesson Clinical...). Right now the government is spending huge sums of money on cancer research (Peterson). They are continuously finding cures and finding better ways to treat and deal with this cancer. Research has come very far and helped many people fight cancers. Thanks to all the work done, cancer is still a dreaded disease but is now curable which gives many people faith in recovery. However, in the end, once cervical cancer is detected and treated, a womans normal life can go on, including a chance for childbirth....
