E. Shyam P. Reddy, Professor and Director of the Cancer Biology Program at Morehouse School of Medicine, shared on LinkedIn:
“Women who have missed a cervical screening appointment in England are to be offered HPV self-testing kits by the NHS.
Over the next year, nearly four million will receive invites on the NHS App or via text message, email or letter to order a free kit to use at home.
Figures show around a third of women who are eligible cervical cancer screening have not taken up the offer recently.
The self-testing kits are designed to get more women checked for high-risk HPV virus, which causes nearly all cases of cervical cancer.
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Gem Sofianos-Boorman, 39, was diagnosed wither cervical cancer 11 years ago
Gem Sofianos-Boorman, 39, said her experience shows how important the screening is.
She was diagnosed with cervical cancer at 28, following screening, and says it was the last thing she expected, given she was young, healthy and had no symptoms.
She had surgery to remove the cancerous cells plus lymph nodes from her abdomen and pelvis to stop it spreading.
‘Looking back, I truly believe that going to my screening appointment saved my life. My cancer was found early, which allowed me to have treatment before it spread.
That’s why it’s great news that the NHS is making it more accessible for some people to take part in screening.'”
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