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Cervical screening: The facts (2006 edition)

NHS Cancer Screening Programmes

  • Document type:
    Leaflet
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    1 January 2006
  • Primary audience:
    Public
  • Product number:
    272855
  • Gateway reference:
    Not required
  • Pages:
    12
  • Supersedes/replaces:
    Cervical screening: The facts (2004 edition)
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This leaflet provides information on cervical screening. Cervical screening is not a test for diagnosing cervical cancer, however, it can reduce the risk of cervical cancer as it checks the health of the cervix. This leaflet outlines the importance of cervical screening while providing information on the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, where to go for cervical screening, what to expect during the screening procedure, the reliability of cervical screening and what to do if you are called back for another test.

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