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NHS Lanarkshire consultant urges women to get their smear as it could save lives

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An NHS Lanarkshire consultant is encouraging women who have missed their last smear to contact their GP practice, as it could save their life.The move comes during Cervical Screening Awareness Week, from June 20 to 26, which urges more women to have a smear test.Cervical screening tests, also known as smear tests, now screen for the human papillomavirus (HPV) – the main cause of cervical cancer.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Celia Briffa-Watt, NHS Lanarkshire public health consultant, said: “Screening for HPV helps to ensure cell changes that could develop into cervical cancer are identified and treated earlier.“Women who are found to have HPV will be closely monitored and treated, if required, meaning HPV is extremely unlikely to develop into cervical cancer.”Cervical Screening Awareness Week is organised by the charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and aims to reduce confusion about HPV and raise awareness of the importance of cervical screening and get people talking about the screening test.Celia said: “Women aged between 25 and 64 will receive a cervical screening invite but less than 80 per cent of them will take up the offer in Lanarkshire.“We need more women to have screening to prevent more cases of cervical cancer, the treatment associated with cancer including hysterectomy, and reduce

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