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Women urged to have smear test as MP loses 'most of her cervix' due to abnormal cells

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An MP has urged women not to delay having a smear test due to the coronavirus pandemic after revealing treatment to remove abnormal cells left her "without the majority" of her cervix.

Labour's Alex Davies-Jones (Pontypridd) has used her experience of being diagnosed with a cervical cell abnormality at a young age to stress the importance of receiving a cervical screening, even during the Covid-19 crisis.

A cervical screening involves a small sample of cells being taken from the cervix and checked for certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause changes to the cells.

The NHS recommends all women between the ages of 25 and 64 should go for regular smear tests. Writing in the i, Ms Davies-Jones said that she was diagnosed

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