Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common cancer among women from northern Brazil. The periodic performance of Pap testing enables the identification of precursor lesions of cancer and provides high rates of recovery. Objectives: To promote educational measures and early detection of CC among university students, using the Pap test, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for human papillomavirus (HPV), and advice about the risk factors associated with viral infections. Methods: This study is part of a university extension program focused on health care for adolescents and young public university students in the city of Belem do Pará, in northern Brazil. We conducted a descriptive study in the years 2013 and 2014 that involved 32...