Millions of women to be invited to order at-home cervical screening kits
The kits aim to reach 4 million women who are behind on screening and help detect high-risk human papillomavirus early.
- NHS England launched free at-home HPV self-test kits yesterday to reach 4 million eligible women aged 30 to 65 who missed cervical screening appointments, offering a convenient option to boost participation.
- Current data show only 68.8% of eligible women are up to date with cervical screening, falling short of the 80% target. Discomfort, time constraints, and embarrassment prevent many from attending appointments.
- Each kit contains a swab for collecting a vaginal sample, returned to NHS laboratories for high-risk HPV testing. Approximately 13 high-risk virus types cause 99.7% of cervical cancer cases.
- Health Secretary Yvette Cooper called the kits a "discreet and convenient option," noting the NHS is "acting as early as possible to stop preventable deaths" while targeting cervical cancer elimination by 2040.
- Last week, experts from University College London and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency debunked social media claims about "cancer-causing" sterilizers, urging women to participate in screening.
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4 Million Women To Get 'Life-Saving' Home Tests From The NHS
Cervical screenings are key to spotting cell abnormalities and HPV (responsible for 99% of cervical cancers) early, preventing any changes from turning into cancer.Since 1964, these screenings have been done through smear tests in the UK, in which a “soft brush” is inserted into a person’s cervix to collect cells.But one in three eligible women don’t take up invitations for “smear” tests, the NHS said. The health service’s national clinical dire…
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leighjournal.co.ukNHS offers at-home cervical cancer tests to women who missed screenings
Women who missed cervical screening appointments can now order free NHS HPV self-testing kits at home.
Home cancer tests to help more Bedfordshire women get screened
Around 8000 women aged between 30 and 65 across Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Houghton Regis and surrounding areas who have not taken up invitations to cervical screening appointments will be able to take a simple test at home instead.
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