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At first, she didn't want anyone at work to know about her
diagnosis. She was concerned that when she told the men she
worked with that she had cervical cancer, they'd ask what that
was. She was also concerned she'd be drawing too much attention to herself soon after enduring a traumatic and highly
publicized court battle with a stalker who had surreptitiously
videotaped Andrews undressing in a hotel room and released
the video online.
"I'd [just] come off this huge trial that was kind of the focus
of the summer," she told Health magazine. "And I [didn't]
want to be the girl that always has the problems at the table-
'And now I have cancer!' I also think that I didn't want to
believe it was that big a deal, so we kept it quiet."
With both the trial and her cancer, football provided a
respite, Andrews says.
"Should I have been standing for a full game five days after
surgery? Let's just say the doctor didn't recommend that. But
just as I felt during my trial, sports were my escape. I needed
to be with my crew."
It's not unheard of that Andrews, who turns 40 on May 4,
worked throughout her experience. After all, about half of

the nearly 13,000 new cases of cervical cancer in the U.S.
each year occur in women ages 35 to 54-prime time for
busy career women.
"Cervical cancer is most likely to be diagnosed in midlife,"
says Debbie Saslow, PhD, senior director of HPV-related and
women's cancers for the American Cancer Society. "There is
a peak in prevalence between the 30s and 50s."
Risk factors include smoking, being overweight, family history of cervical cancer and, most notably, exposure to human
papillomavirus (HPV).

HPV and Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer affects the cervix, the passage that connects
the uterus to the vagina. It is caused by HPV, which is the
most common sexually transmitted infection, affecting 80 to
90 percent of adults at some point in their lives. Of the 150plus strains of HPV, types 16 and 18 account for two-thirds
of cervical cancer cases. But that doesn't mean having a highrisk type of HPV will lead to cervical cancer. In most cases,
women's immune systems fight off the HPV infection without
it being detected.

7 THINGS

You (Probably) Don't Know About

ERIN ANDREWS
1 She is the daughter of seven-time Emmy-winning
reporter Steven Andrews.

2 She knew she wanted to be a sportscaster from age 13.
3 Andrews performed on the University of Florida Gators
basketball dance team from 1997 to 2000.

4 Her younger sister, Kendra Andrews, is an actress who
has appeared in Step Up 3D and the Footloose reboot.

5 Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy placed third on the

SU M M ER 2018

Sources: Fox Sports, Harper's Bazaar, Health, Huffington
Post, IMDb, Us Weekly, WFLA-TV

PHOTO BY DUSTIN BRADFORD / GETTY

Erin Andrews is a constant
presence on NFL sidelines,
but her celebrity has grown
beyond the field.

10th season of Dancing with the Stars.
6 Her husband, Jarret Stoll, was instrumental in planning
their sunset wedding in Big Sky, Montana.
7 Her wellness tips include cooking with bone broth,
doing interval workouts and using sunscreen.

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