{"id":469711,"date":"2026-02-12T07:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/469711\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T07:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:24:30","slug":"hologic-taps-wnba-star-for-cervical-cancer-screening-campaign-02-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/469711\/","title":{"rendered":"Hologic Taps WNBA Star For Cervical Cancer Screening Campaign 02\/12\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/media.mediapost.com\/dam\/cropped\/2026\/02\/11\/paptests_xMxubuq.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/411917\/teal-leads-womens-health-brands-in-cervical-cance.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Cervical Cancer Awareness Month campaign<\/a> from over 30 women\u2019s health<br \/>\nbrands led by Teal Health wasn\u2019t the only such effort launched during January.<\/p>\n<p>Another came out of medtech firm Hologic, which enlisted WNBA star Erica Wheeler, whose mother died of the<br \/>\ndisease, for \u201cUltimate Defense,\u201d a campaign emphasizing the importance of women using both Pap tests and HPV tests for the best cervical cancer prevention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimate<br \/>\nDefense\u201d features a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1lYnudXI5NY\" title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1lYnudXI5NY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PSA<\/a> running on digital channels and social media, \u201cwith paid amplification to<br \/>\ntargeted audiences, online video, and TV streaming services,\u201d \u00a0Hologic Vice President of Marketing Michelle \u201cMJ\u201d Janisch tells Marketing Daily. \u201cAdditional digital<br \/>\nadvertising channels will roll out in the coming weeks to extend reach and awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Other elements of the campaign include a dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/hologicwomenshealth.com\/yourultimatedefense\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">campaign hub<\/a> and social media posts from both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTdBto_kdVE\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wheeler<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hologic\/videos\/1767265667255187\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hologic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cErica\u2019s story is very personal,\u201d says Janisch, allowing her \u201cto credibly connect with<br \/>\nwomen and communicate the importance of cervical cancer screening in a way that felt human and motivational.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing the language of sports and competition to make screening feel<br \/>\napproachable and actionable,\u201d \u00a0\u201cUltimate Defense\u201d is \u201cdesigned to spark a simple next step: talk with a doctor and get screened. We know that cervical cancer is<br \/>\npreventable through regular screenings with your doctor. In fact, studies show that 95% of cervical cancers were detected with Pap and HPV testing together. We\u2019re doing our part to ensure every<br \/>\nwoman hears that message.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Separately from the awareness campaign, Hologic offers both Pap and HPV testing products to doctors.<\/p>\n<p>Teal, meanwhile, offers the first FDA-approved<br \/>\nhome testing product directly to consumers, and the separate awareness campaign that it led, placed some emphasis on the new ability for women to self-test.<\/p>\n<p>While Janisch wouldn&#8217;t reveal if<br \/>\nHologic was invited to participate in that other awareness campaign, she says that \u201cwe support the shared goal of making sure women know cervical cancer is preventable through regular<br \/>\nscreening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FDA\u2019s approval of at-home screening, meanwhile, has led to \u201cincreased conversation around cervical cancer screening,\u201d she says, helping to \u201cbring<br \/>\nmore attention to the fact that screening saves lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previous Hologic awareness campaigns for cervical cancer screenings have included 2021\u2019s \u00a0\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/se&#010;arch?client=firefox-b-1-e&amp;hs=UyGp&amp;sca_esv=e2e9df9ab93ca8c0&amp;channel=entpr&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n7SDFi_8tPV7cSkkSkBvXkjDwntdg:1769964122337&amp;udm=7&amp;fbs=ADc_l-aN0CWEZBOHjofHoaMMDiKpaEWjvZ2Py1&#010;XXV8d8KvlI3p-ML-906rRL_m6h4jR-tdAeyw6pOVABma0FfM0NmtARdcuGnZVoiSrEQCt2b10nLgJjnciRuscuXtl6T7LaQdCkfGD_59MD7oxsIhZlOUL-4X2jBvAmXvuwG9OH0JBC8QUh3VL-fbOZXRrlnF9n_pHXqTsYu2SrV4FItvTQycV-gJQc7Q&amp;q=holog&#010;ic+cerving+confidence&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwipuZuW3riSAxVHvokEHVfULQAQtKgLegQIExAB&amp;biw=1320&amp;bih=573&amp;dpr=1.2&amp;aic=0#fpstate=ive&amp;vld=cid:6b023592,vid:Bxqx1yYBHVE,st:0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cerving<br \/>\nConfidence<\/a>\u201d in partnership with the Black Women\u2019s Health Imperative and musical artist Ciara.<\/p>\n<p>Hologic also made waves with a broader preventative health message espoused by<br \/>\nhip-hop star Mary J. Blige in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=e2e9df9ab93ca8c0&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n73sZFOJcn8nX8CJHhVpUBGsE5V6A:1769967176132&amp;udm=7&amp;fbs=ADc_l-aN0CWEZBO&#010;HjofHoaMMDiKp0UJuhqwKhR0QUhF54-6jIX2xhuqmjuyJb8bmeAomNlEy2WjTgHAi4Qgcs7Ygd2poXjlUljDORJyPMhqjZK_cfFXMkfh01_u2QWoTM5CMWGI6UUgx__cjgNOIvDYJ9e7Xx36u-Efzh7vLMt_QertzL2LfY5GMa22kKl78hWQDMEEGHBcFDp4hIGps2qB&#010;h-KLcodVtuw&amp;q=hologic+2022+super+bowl+commercial&amp;sa=X&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi5n7DG6biSAxV4E1kFHazjFKgQtKgLegQIFRAB&amp;biw=1584&amp;bih=685&amp;dpr=1&amp;aic=0#fpstate=ive&amp;vld=cid:f817e&#010;03a,vid:WnUpYExusuY,st:0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2022 Super Bowl commercial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Cervical Cancer Awareness Month campaign from over 30 women\u2019s health brands led by Teal Health wasn\u2019t the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":469712,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[191317,49,48,82,191316,191315,630,191314],"class_list":["post-469711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-a-campaign-emphasizing-the-importance-of-pap-tests-and-hpv-tests-02-12-2026","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-stars-in-ultimate-defense","tag-whose-mother-died-of-the-disease","tag-wnba","tag-wnba-star-erica-wheeler"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}