Saving the Hooch Christine Blaze’s Powerful Message

Christine Blaze is a singer songwriter. She is originally from Elmira, New York but currently resides in Salem, Massachusetts. At the age of 31, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The cervix is the passageway in women connecting the uterus to the vagina. Cervical cancer can’t be detected in the early stages but women can experience abnormal vaginal bleeding, spotting, and pain. Cervical cancer can be detected by the yearly Pap smear. Women usually develop cervical cancer between the ages of 35 and 55. Smoking, HIV, infection, and being overweight can increase the likelihood to develop cervical cancer. 80% of women can get cervical cancer before the age of 50. Women can be protected against cervical cancer by taking the HPV also known as Gardasil injection. Christine being a victim of cervical cancer decided to stand up and do something about it. She created the Yellow Umbrella Organization. The Yellow Umbrella empowers and encourages women to prevent cervical cancer. She tours around the world using her music and passion to spread the message of cervical cancer prevention. Prevention and early detection is the answer to cervical cancer because it is 100% preventable.