Ciara departed from her music career to advocate for Black Women's health care on Monday.The 36-year-old singer–songwriter wrote an op-ed for NBC News' opinion site Think in which she wrote about the importance of getting regular cervical cancer screenings and other preventive health care.She shared the statistic that 'Black women are twice as likely to diefrom cervical cancer than white women,' but noted that it's 'not because of biology.' nbcuniversal Privacy Policy Health focus: Ciara urged Black women to get regular cervical cancer screenings in an op-ed published Monday by NBC News'It’s because of health care disparities, systemic racism and long-held inequities,' she wrote, adding, 'This must change.'Ciara claimed that Black women have had to prioritize 'self-care' due to being neglected by the health care system.
She noted that a member of her team had received a cervical cancer diagnosis.'The good news is that she prioritized her self-care and got screened,' the songstress wrote.
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