This is a collaborative post. On 24th February 2021, the NHS announced that – as part of a trial – 31,000 women in London were to be offered DIY smear tests to check for early warnings of cervical cancer. During the pandemic, traditional smear tests at local GP surgeries experienced significant delays. In fact, about 600,000 tests failed to go ahead in the UK last April and May, in addition to a backlog of 1.5 million appointments missed annually. It was these delays that prompted many cervical cancer charities to speak out and suggest at-home screening tests for women. What …
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