Being screened for cervical cancer could save lives, one medical expert has said.
According to director of cervical cancer charity Jo's Trust Robert Music, it is "vitally important" that people understand that screening for the illness can save women's lives.
Between cervical cancer screening and the HPV vaccine, the UK has "two programmes that could pretty much prevent the majority of cervical cancers, if everyone was screened or vaccinated," he said.
Figures from Cancer Research UK stated that cervical cancer is the twelfth most common cancer in women after uterus and ovary illness and each year, around 2,800 women are diagnosed with the disease, which equates to 55 women every week.
He said that there needs to be "greater education" about the use of cervical cancer screening.
Meanwhile, a company in Sheffield are currently researching a new product which aims to reduce the need for uncomfortable smear tests for cervical cancer and lower diagnosis time.
