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Every September, the Foundation for Women's Cancer leads the country in observing Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, a time set aside to talk openly about cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar cancers.1 The observance began in 1999 and has grown into a nationwide effort involving physicians, survivors, and advocates who want women to know the signs, the risk factors, and the resources available to them.2 The numbers explain why this work matters so much. A woman in

Every August, National Immunization Awareness Month invites families, providers, and advocates to pause and take stock of the tools we have to prevent serious illness. This year, we want to spend our Policy Corner on one vaccine in particular: the HPV vaccine, one of the few vaccines available today that can prevent cancer before it ever develops. Why HPV Vaccination Matters The American Cancer Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National HPV Vaccination Roun

A look at the newly lowered screening age, what it means for women across every background, and why the guideline change is only part of the story. If you are a woman in your early forties, there is a good chance your relationship with mammograms just changed, whether you have noticed it yet or not. For years, the conversation around when to start screening felt like it depended on who you asked. Your doctor may have told you 40. A pamphlet in the waiting room may have said 5

Uterine cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the United States. In 2026, an estimated 68,270 women will be diagnosed and approximately 14,450 will lose their lives to this disease.¹ June is Uterine Cancer Awareness Month. This issue of Policy Corner is for the women living with this diagnosis, those who have lost someone they love, and the advocates who show up every day pushing for better research, fairer treatment, and outcomes that don’t depend on your zip code

May 2026 | Women's Health Policy Something remarkable has been happening in statehouses across the country. For generations, menopause care was treated as optional, elective, or simply not covered. Women paid out of pocket for hormone therapy, pelvic floor physical therapy, bone health treatments, and specialist visits, or they went without. That is beginning to change, state by state, law by law. A National Movement Taking Shape Throughout 2025, an unprecedented 19 states