Cervical Screening Week 17th June 2024

CERVICAL SCREENING WEEK 17.6.24

This week is cervical screening awareness week

If you are aged 25 to 64 you will be invited by letter for a cervical screening test to check your cervix health. This is commonly called a smear test.

A smear test …
• Does not test for cancer, it’s a test to help prevent cancer.
• A sample of cells will be taken from your cervix to check for high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) that can cause changes to the cells of your cervix.

• If high risk HPV cells are found the sample is checked for any changes in the cells of your cervix. These can be treated before they get a chance to turn into cervical cancer.

for more information please visit:-https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-screening/why-its-important/