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Cervical screening non-participants ‘unaware’ of test
A UK survey has found that a large proportion of women who don't make cervical screening appointments are unaware that the process even exists.
In the UK, women aged 24-49 are invited for a smear every three years, while women 50-64 are invited every five years. Approximately 3,200 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in the UK and 900 women die from it.
The University College London survey suggests that many young women don't get round to cervical screening, even when they intend to go. Statistics also show that cervical cancer screening has been falling in the UK since 2011, with the percentage of eligible women screened dropping from 75.7 per cent to 72.7 per cent from 2011 to 2016 in the UK.
Four per cent of the women surveyed, particularly older ones, had decided not to go for a smear test at all, while approximately six per cent of women said they were completely unaware of the test.
The findings derive from a survey of 3,100 women aged 24 to 64, published in the European Journal of Cancer, in which 800 said they were not up-to-date with cervical screening.
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