Woman's Own

CERVICAL CANCER

It’s unlikely that going for a smear test is top of your favourite-ways-to-spend-half-an-hour list. But the stark truth is, it could save your life.

Every year, over 3,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the UK – it’s the second most common cancer after breast cancer. However, if caught in the early stages, when cells might be abnormal but not yet cancerous, it can be treated much more easily, and your chances of surviving it are high.

From 18 to 24 January this year, the cervical cancer charity Jo’s Trust are launching Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, with

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