BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GTS Education Inc. announced
today that “The Global Learning Series,” an education-focused
television program distributed to public television, will feature
cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) in an episode called
"Understanding Women’s Health."
The show will be distributed this winter to public television
stations and several cable television stations throughout the
country and globally on both the web and U.S. Government Voice of
America (VOA) Television. The program will educate viewers with a
public service announcement style message about important issues
regarding cervical cancer and other diseases caused by HPV.
“We hope to bring greater understanding of cervical cancer and HPV
to the global medical and patient community, with a special focus on
empowering women to take action regarding their health care,” said
John McGuire, Senior Producer of Programming for “The Global
Learning Series.”
The education-focused television program was funded by Merck & Co.,
Inc.
About “The Global Learning Series”
“The Global Learning Series” is education-focused, issue-oriented
and non-commercial programming, independently produced by GTS
Education Inc. and distributed directly to public television
throughout the United States and globally to VOA Television. “The
Global Learning Series” strictly follows the standards and practices
of public television and is distributed freely to public television
stations nationwide. “The Global Learning Series” program is not
affiliated with PBS. For program information, contact: info@thegloballearningseries.tv.
About Cervical Cancer and HPV Disease
In the United States, approximately 20 million men and women are
infected with HPV, and approximately 80 percent of women will have
acquired HPV by age 50. For most women, HPV goes away on its own;
however in some women, certain high-risk types of HPV, if
unrecognized and untreated, can lead to cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in
women worldwide, resulting in nearly a half-million diagnoses and
240,000 deaths each year. It is estimated that in 2007, there were
approximately 11,150 new cases of cervical cancer and 3,700 deaths
in the United States.
In addition, certain low-risk types of HPV cause genital warts and
can lead to abnormal Pap results. Approximately 1 million cases of
genital warts occur each year in the United States, and an estimated
32 million cases occur worldwide. Additionally, there are an
estimated 4.7 million abnormal Pap results that require follow-up
each year in the United States. At least 3 million of these results
are caused by some type of HPV. HPV-related diseases, including
screening, follow-up and treatment, cost about $5 billion per year
in the United States.
Contacts
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Kathleen McCarthy, Media Supervisor, 212-885-2849
“The Global Learning Series”
John McGuire, Senior Producer, 561.338.7479 ext407
