Cervical Cancer Screening Survey

Overview

Cervical screening is a national programme that is available for all women or people with a cervix aged between 25 and 64 which tests for the human papilloma virus which can cause abnormal cells in the cervix.

Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs.

Cancer sometimes begins in one part of the body before spreading to other areas. This process is known as metastasis.

1 in 2 people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. In the UK. 

There are more than 200 different types of cancer, and each is diagnosed and treated in a particular way.