STEPH McGovern had a smear test live on air to show how easy a life-saving cervical screening examination can be. The TV host had the test done on her Channel 4 show, Steph’s Packed Lunch on Channel 4, after speaking to a man who lost his partner to cervical cancer.
Chris Hopkins launched The Smear Campaign after his partner and mother to his nine-year-old son lost her life. He wants more people with cervixes to get regular smear tests and Steph decided to show people how quick and easy it can be.
Lying on a medical table, Steph chatted to Dr Naomi Sutton who performed the test and suggested ways to help relax during the often uncomfortable and nerve-wracking procedure. “There’ll be lots of reasons women don’t go but all these things can be.
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