Amazon Review
Compelling, eye-opening, and a must read for women/those with cervixes, mothers, medical providers. I could hardly put this book down. Who knew that cervical cancer was almost completely preventable! I wish I had known this years ago. While parts of the book contained important data, as a “regular” person, I found it accessible and very informative. Mostly, though, the stories of women from around the world have stayed with me. She takes a hard look at equity issues, honors the survivors and those who have died, and calls us to make our voices heard. Super important read. I will send it to my niece who needs the vaccine.
ENOUGH: Because We Can Stop Cervical Cancer
A passionate call to action to eliminate needless deaths from cervical cancer by combating health care inequities women face.
Cervical cancer kills almost 350,000 women each year. What’s more horrifying is that millions have died of this disease that’s nearly 100% preventable. It’s no secret that healthcare is full of inequities, with a severe lack of accessible screening programs. But women’s health care is also impeded by cultural, gender, and political barriers, issues that have combined to create devastating consequences. A leading expert in cervical cancer prevention, Dr. Linda Eckert takes her years of experience and weaves it together with the voices of the courageous women who use their own experience of cervical cancer to advocate for change. This heart-breaking, yet hopeful, book takes you through the world of cervical cancer with evidence-based information, personal stories and actionable outcomes. Society flourishes when women have access to safe and affordable health care. Together we can make this need a reality and eliminate the world’s most preventable cancer.
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“Beautifully written, Enough is a searing call to arms, for too many women are dying of cervical cancer when we have the tools to save their lives. The unnecessary human cost of cervical cancer is a scandal, and one that Dr. Eckert is determined to fix.”
—Nicholas Kristof, Columnist, The New York Times and
co-author of Half the Sky
Amazon Review
Events
Upcoming Events…
- January 27, 2026 – University of Washington School of Public Health: Guest Faculty for Maternal Child Health in Low-and Middle-Income Countries. “Women-specific Causes of illness: Cervical Cancer in Maternal Child Health in LMICs”
- January 28, 2026, 12-12:30 (Pacific) – Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Panel Discussion with American Cancer Society and Tamika Felder: Preventing Cervical Cancer Through Awareness, Early Detection & Empowered Patient Education
- March 19, 2026, Washington Immunization Summit annual meeting: Greater Tacoma Convention Center and Live Streamed via Zoom; talk entitled “HPV Vaccination: Preventing Cancer with a Single Dose”
- March 26, 2026, 12:45-1:30 – “Prevention of Cervical Cancer” 22nd Annual Reproductive and Gynecology Health Updates, University of Washington South Lake Union Campus with attendees in-person and on Zoom webinar
- May 13, 2026 – British Society for Colposcopy and Cytology Annual Meeting: Invited Keynote address and Faculty “The Global Picture of Cervical Cancer Elimination” Cork, Ireland
“I want the facts in Enough to help readers understand cervical cancer better. And I want the stories to show them both how terrible a disease it is and how possible it is to stop it.
I want every reader to know that when they drop a stone in the pond of cervical cancer prevention, that matters! Each stone creates a ripple and many ripples create waves, and many waves will create the tsunami of support we need to end cervical cancer for good.”
—Dr. Linda Eckert
Past Events…
January 2024
- Book launch, University Book Store, Seattle, WA
- Seattle Town Hall, Seattle WA
- I-Tech Research Seminar Series: Preventing Cervical Cancer: HPV Vaccine Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned in Namibia and How Advocates Are Advancing Cervical Cancer Elimination Around the World
- L. Scott Stell, Jr. Fellowship Bldg., 1008 May Street, Savannah, GA
- University of Colorado
- Cervical Cancer Summit, New York, NY.
- Us vs. HPV Prevention Week present by American Medical Women’s Associations (AMWA) and the Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer (GIAHC)
- University of Washington Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds, “Braiding Together Evidence, Equity and Advocacy for Cervical Cancer Prevention”
- TogetHER for Health. This is a 5-day event open to the pubic.
February 2024
- Grand Rounds, Peace Health System’s Women’s Health series
- Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA
March 2024
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England
- European Society of Gynecoogic Oncology Advocacy Conference, Barcelona, Spain
- University of Washington, Reproductive Health Care Continuing Medical Education Conference
- Eagle Eye Books, 2076 N. Decatur Rd., Decatur, GA
- Emory University, Atlanta, GA
April 2024
- Enough! A Conversation About Cervical Cancer
Luminary 3rd Floor Living Room, 1204 Broadway, New York, NY 10001, USA - Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Forest Ridge High School, Bellevue, WA – All-school presentation about careers in global health and rotational case studies for students interested in STEM.
- University of California, San Francisco Ob/Gyn
- Village Books, 1200 11th Street, Bellingham, WA
- Online panel with Carleton College pre-med students
- 1387 Railspur Alley, Granville Island
- Women’s Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
May 2024
- ASCCP annual meeting, New Orleans
- Seattle Gynecologic Society, The Bellevue Club (invitation only)
- St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Resident Research Day, Hartford, CT
- American College Obstetrics and Gynecology annual meeting, San Francisco
- UW undergrad Global Health interest group, Seattle
June 2024
- University of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
July 2024
- Kaiser Health Systems, San Francisco
August 2024
- Infectious Disease Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Portland, OR - Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA
- “What Health Care Professionals Can Learn From Patient Stories” discussion, HPV Roundtable sponsored by the American Cancer Society
- GAVI immunization review committee HPV vaccine in country review, Pakistan
September 2024
- Alaska Cervical Cancer Elimination Forum, Alaska
- Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Meeting, Victoria, British Columbia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- Savannah, GA
- WHO Meeting on Cervical Cancer Guidelines, Santander, Spain
- University of Oregon Health Sciences Center
- Oregon State Community Partnership, Corvalis, OR
October 2024
- Washington State HPV Free Task Force — quarterly meeting
- University of Vermont, Vermont
- ACOG Expert Immunization Committee Meeting, Washington , D.C.
- Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA
- University of Michigan Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 2024
- Reading, Beaverdale Books, Des Moines, IA
- John Stoddard Cancer Center Oncology Conference, “Braiding Together Evidence, Equity and Advocacy for Cervical Cancer Prevention”, Iowa
- International Papillomavirus Society annual meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland
December 2024
- Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
- University of California at San Francisco, CA
January 2025
- Radio Interview WAMC/NPR, Albany, NY
The Round Table, https://www.wamc.org/the-roundtable - Radio Interview, Strategies for Living, KEEL Townsquare Media
- LIVE Radio Interview, The Jim Engster Show on Louisiana Radio Network
- LIVE Radio Interview, KUCI Irvine, CA, NPR affiliate, Host: Janeane Bernstein
- Cevical Cancer Summit, Washington, DC
- National Cervical Cancer Coalition Bookclub
- Online webinar, GIAHC/AMWA for HPV prevention week
- Radio Interview, KAXE/KBXE
February 2025
- IDSOG Infectious Disease Society of Ob/Gyn Zoom Bookclub
Open to anyone. https://uab.zoom.us/j/9819362807 - Writers’ Voices podcast, writersvoices.com
- Guest faculty for Women’s Studies course on Reproductive Justice, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
March 2025
- Grand Rounds, Seattle Childrens
- World HPV Day
- Memphis & Shelby County HPV Cancer Prevention Rountable
- Cornell Center for Global Health Equity
April 2025
- Manchester University, Manchester, IN
- National HPV Conference, Indianapolis, IN
- Goshen University, Goshen, IN
- St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program book club
- Manchester University Research Seminar (done)
- Northwest Immunization Summit – HPV update and discussion with Cervivor Morgan Newman (done)
October 2025
- Dondero Memorial Lecture Key Note Address: American College of Nurse Midwives, Palm Springs, CA “Braiding Together Evidence, Equity and Advocacy for Cervical Cancer Prevention”
- Book discussion, American College of Nurse Midwives, Palm Springs, CA
- International Papillomavirus Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, HPV Advocacy forum: “What do we need to reach HPV cancer Elimination”
- Rotary International Webinar “Eliminating Cervical Cancer”
December 2025
- Grand Rounds: Stony Brook New York School of Medicine “The Triangulation of Data, Culture Wars, and a Preventable Cancer”
- Enough Book Club discussion with residents and trainees, Stony Brook New York
Goodreads Review
I had never specifically learned about cervical cancer, its connection with HPV, and how it is preventable. Dr. Eckert’s words during a talk at an event inspired me to seek out more information about this preventable cancer and educate myself about it. I started reading Dr. Eckert’s book at the bus stop on my way home and could not put it down. The stories I read really touched me, especially Teolita’s. I felt myself tearing up reading about these women and their memorable lives. I feel the urgency to address and fix this global health issue. I hope to learn more about cervical cancer, its global health implications, and Dr. Eckert’s work in this area.
Reviews
Amazon Review
Amazon Review
Excellent book and call to arms indeed. This book highlighted an important and difficult topic in women’s health and touched on all the factors that hinder real progress in eliminating cervical cancer. As a fellow Obgyn and someone passionate about public health and vaccination, I really enjoyed how Dr. Eckert brought in moving patient stories and the global scope and view on the hpv vaccine and its rollout. Such a wonderful read and I will be recommending it to many in my circle!
Eckert presents an urgent and powerful call to action to save lives, based on her decades of practice and research around the world. Enough is an essential resource for anyone concerned with public health, women’s rights, and addressing racial and national inequities in healthcare.
This is a beautifully written powerful tale of truth and hope, as Dr. Eckert combines her authoritative work with cervical cancer prevention alongside the inspiring voices of women from all over the world.
This book opened my eyes so wide and showed the whole world what cervical cancer is. All aspects, all successes, all failures.
This book serves as a powerful resource to educate medical professionals and the public alike to take charge on self-care and work towards a cervical cancer-free world.
A book to read, to gift, to pass on to friends and those who need to know, to USE to make change – Dr. Eckert deftly intertwines the barriers to achieving [cervical cancer elimination], the science and financial issues as well as cultural issues and the bewildering continuing disvaluing of women’s rights and lives.
Dr. Eckert details moving and powerful stories of women battling cervical cancer. Many will bring you to tears, especially as Dr. Eckert educates us that nearly all of the cancers are preventable. In the end she gives us a hopeful roadmap to address health inequities and systems challenges that would allow us to end this deadly cancer.
I would strongly recommend this book to anyone seeking to learn more about cervical cancer, especially those developing health policies.
Cervical cancer cannot be a disease of inequities anymore and the role of this book is crucial to always remember this. Thanks to the author for this essential piece of advocacy.
Cervical cancer is a preventable disease. Enough is the book that should be put in the hands of anyone who has received a [cervical cancer] diagnosis or is supporting someone with a diagnosis.
As those with cervical cancer tell their stories, cervical cancer becomes real. This story could be your sister, your mother, your daughter, your aunt, your life partner. Cervical cancer strikes in Zambia, or in Canada, in Honduras, or Australia. In Enough these individuals, whose stories are wonderfully expressed, come to life.
Intimate, and informative, Enough reminds us that the choice to end cervical cancer belongs to each of us. Now is the time to act.
About
Dr. Linda Eckert
Dr. Linda Eckert is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist and an internationally recognized expert in immunizations and cervical cancer prevention. She worked as a consultant with the World Health Organization on global cancer prevention for fifteen years, facilitating policy development for the HPV vaccine and cervical cancer screening. She is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology with an Infectious Disease Fellowship at University of Washington’s Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Global Health. For over thirty years, Dr. Eckert worked at Seattle’s Harborview Hospital, the largest public hospital in the Pacific Northwest, serving people from all over the globe who represent a broad spectrum of economic means and disease symptoms.
Dr. Eckert has recently been in the national spotlight for her expertise regarding HPV vaccination, vaccines in pregnancy, and Tylenol in pregnancy, including a national news appearance on PBS newshour, and being interviewed on NPR’s Here & Now, a syndicated radio news show with five million listeners. She has been interviewed and quoted in more than thirty national publications, ranging from Bloomberg and Politico to Glamour and Mother Jones, done countless radio and television interviews about cervical cancer prevention, COVID-19 vaccines, and written for the Los Angeles Times on the subject.
Dr. Eckert also serves on the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) Expert Immunization Committee, was the ACOG Liaison to CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and was the obstetrics lead for the Global Alignment of Immunization Safety in Pregnancy Program. She was a research investigator for COVID-19 and RSV vaccines in pregnancy and HPV vaccines in individuals living with HIV. Her areas of clinical expertise include infections in women, vaccines, vulvar disease, cervical cancer screening, and cross-cultural medicine. She is the author of more than a hundred peer-reviewed research articles appearing in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Contact
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