Cervical cancer rates in under 35s soar 60% as the
number having smear tests falls to an all-time low
•
In the last 10 years
the number of 25 to 29-year-old women diagnosed with cervical cancer has soared
by 59.2% - 4.9% in the last year
•
But last year one
million women failed to turn up for their smear tests
•
One in five women
missed screening with uptake falling below 78% for first time in the last 20
years - among women aged 25 to 29 uptake fell to 66.3%
•
It is the most common
form of cancer among those aged under 35
No comments:
Post a Comment