Because cervical screening could save your life, but attendance is at a 20 year low
Do you have the smear test fear? From concerns that cervical screening might be painful to body embarrassment, a worryingly high number of young women don't attend their cervical screening appointment because of smear fear.
All women in the UK receive a letter inviting them to attend a cervical screening just before they turn 25, and then every three years or five years thereafter until they turn 64. But a survey carried out by, revealed that 35 per cent of all women report they are too embarrassed to attend cervical screening.
'When the reality television star Jade Goody sadly passed away from cervical cancer in 2009 following a very high profile battle with the disease, an extra 400,000 women attended their smear test,' says Robert Music, Chief Executive 'Women aged 25 to 49 are invited for their smear test every three years and women aged 50 to 64 are invited every five years,' says Music. 'You will receive a letter through the post inviting you to book your appointment when due, so make sure you are registered with a GP with your current address or you won't receive your invitation.'There are a number of reasons why women don't attend their cervical screening appointment.
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