Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical screening reduces the number of deaths from cervical cancer by finding potentially harmful cells before they become cancerous, ensuring women get the right treatment as soon as possible. It is not a test for cancer, it is a test to help prevent cancer. All women and people with a cervix aged between 25-64 should be invited by letter for a screening.
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When diagnosed at the earliest stage, more than 9 in 10 people will survive bowel cancer for more than 5 years and screening is an effective way to detect bowel cancer at an early stage, before symptoms show.
The introduction of the NEW FIT screening in 2019 for 60-74 year olds is a key step forward. It’s easier and it’s more accurate than the test that preceded it.
The test is ntended for people without any signs or symptoms suggestive of bowel cancer therefore capturing cancer at its earliest stages.