Last year, it's estimated more than 14,000 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed in the U.S. However, cervical cancer is very preventable if people take certain precautions.

KCTV talked to Dr. Ingenue Cobbinah, gynecologist at Saint Luke's Health System, about the top things people can do to reduce their risk of cervical cancer including getting the HPV vaccine.

Watch the full interview below.

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