On this episode of the Bench to Bedside podcast, Dr. Roy Jensen, vice chancellor and director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center, speaks with Dr. Melissa Javellana, a gynecological oncologist, about cervical cancer and her journey to becoming a cancer physician and researcher. Also joining the conversation, Ashley, a mom of two, shares why she made the decision to get her children the HPV vaccine – a shot that prevents cervical cancer.

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Links from this episode:

• Learn more about cervical cancer: https://www.kucancercenter.org/cancer/cancer-types/cervical-cancer
• Learn more about HPV vaccination: https://www.kucancercenter.org/news-room/blog/2019/10/lowering-cervical-cancer-risk
• Learn about the gynecological cancer care team at KU Cancer Center: https://www.kucancercenter.org/cancer/cancer-types/gynecologic-cancer/gynecologic-cancer-care-team
• Learn more about Dr. Javellana: https://findadoctor.kucancercenter.org/provider/Melissa+L+Javellana/2298196
• Learn more about gynecological cancer research at KU Cancer Center: https://www.kucancercenter.org/research/transformative-research/beyond-the-bench/2021/a-new-tool-in-the-early-detection-of--ovarian-cancer