Cervical cancer is a serious public heath problem in Brazil, affecting mainly the poorer women for whom it is more difficult to access health services. 

Since mid-20th century, several educational materias shows the changes that occurred in the approach to this kind of cancer: the progressive move from a paradgin based on fear and on the disease`s treatment at advanced phases towards a new concept based on health education and focused on the prevention and promotion of Brazilian women´s health.