About Cervical Screening
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-screening/
In England, two women die from cervical cancer every day.
It is the second most common cancer in women aged under 35.
In England, cervical screening It's offered to women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64
Cervical screening primarily checks for the presence of high-risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus most people will get at some point.
For people with high-risk HPV, the risk of getting cervical cancer is low; finding high-risk HPV early means you can be monitored for abnormal cell changes.
Finding it early means abnormal cell changes can be treated; they do not have a chance to turn into cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer tends to develop slowly, but attending your cervical screen is one of the best ways to protect yourself.
For more information and support about going for cervical screening, you can contact The Eve Appeal To contact Ask Eve, call us on 0808 802 0019 – free to call from landlines and mobile phones – or email nurse@eveappeal.org.uk
