#54 CCAP-CLAIR (ENG) "Cervix and Cervical Cancer"

CLAIRSTONE VOCABULARY PODCAST

Welcome to Clairstone! In this episode, you will learn how to use the English words "cervix" and "cervical cancer".
We have partnered with CCAP Across the Map, which focuses on women's health. For more information, visit ccapglobal.org.
TRANSCRIPT:

Hello everyone, my name is Jasmine, and you are listening to the English ClAIRSTONE Podcast, where you can build the cornerstone of your English vocabulary! For all our new listeners, welcome to the community, and for our regulars, hello again! Before we start, I will remind you that we upload new episodes twice a week and there are transcripts for each podcast episode in Arabic, English, and Spanish at our website projectclair.org, so go check that out if you want to follow along!

We will be discussing health-related vocabulary words with the nonprofit organization CCAP Across The Map, which focuses on women’s health, for the first two episodes of every month. Today, we will look at the words “cervix” and “cervical cancer”.

The word “cervix”, spelled C-E-R-V-I-X, is a noun that refers to one of the parts of the human female reproductive region. The cervix is like a gate to the uterus, or womb, where a baby grows during a pregnancy. During childbirth, when the baby comes out, the cervix can expand to allow the baby to pass. An example sentence is: “Because the cervix is involved during pregnancy and delivery of a baby, it is important to see your doctor regularly to take good care of it!.”

The phrase “cervical cancer,” with cervical spelled C-E-R-V-I-C-A-L, and cancer spelled C-A-N-C-E-R, is cancer that starts in the cervix. Sometimes, this cancer may spread to other areas of the body if it is not treated by a doctor. Cervical cancer is often caused by a virus called the human papilloma virus, or HPV for short. An example sentence is that “seeing your doctor for regular check-ups can help prevent cervical cancer!”

Well, that is it for today’s episode! This was the Clairstone Podcast and an episode with CCAP Across the Map. For the full transcript for all our episodes, you can click on the info icon on our platform or go to our website projectclair.org. For more information about women’s health, visit the website ccapglobal.org. If you think you are beginning to feel sick, tell a doctor! I hope you will start to use the words “cervix” and “cervical cancer” in your English practice, and I will see you next time! Bye, everyone!