Assessment of the Initial Phase of the Train the Trainer Project Using the Helping You Take Care of Yourself Curriculum

Breast and cervical cancer cause significant morbidity and mortality among women in the United States. Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer diagnosed among women, exceeded only by skin cancer. In 2004, the breast cancer incidence rate was 117.7 per 100,000 women, and the mortality rate was 24.4 per 100,000. Although less prevalent than breast cancer, cervical cancer is also a significant health problem for women. In 2004, the cervical cancer incidence rate was 7.9 per 100,000 women, and the mortality rate was 2.4 per 100,000 women (U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group 2007).