Learn more facts about cervical cancer worldwide, how ASCP members have battled this disease on behalf of patients in the Global Community, and how ASCP contributed to the pivotal 2012 Update to the Cervical Cancer Guidelines. Read more

Cervical cancer is the No. 1 women’s cancer in sub-Saharan Africa and is the third most common cancer in women worldwide, with 530,000 new cases and 275,00 deaths annually. Some 80 to 90 percent of women in sub-Saharan Africa have never had a pelvic exam. More than 85 percent of the global burden of cervical cancer occurs in resource-limited countries, yet the World Health Organization estimates less than 5 percent of these women have access to screening even once in a lifetime. Read more

Students of Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Conn., entered a winter wonderland of handmade snowflakes adorning the walls, windows, and ceilings of their new building when they returned from winter break on Jan. 3. Read more

Congress Approves, Obama to Sign Bipartisan Fiscal Cliff Compromise into Law
Compromise measure provides one-year patch to SGR-mandated cuts to Medicare Physician Reimbursement
On Jan. 1 at the eleventh hour, the House of Representatives approved the fiscal cliff compromise negotiated by Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Read more