A panel of experts is to carry out an evidence review to determine whether women under the age of 25 should be routinely screened for cervical cancer, Health Minister Ann Keen has announced. Cervical screening currently starts at age 25 years in England, in line with World Health Organisation recommendations and the advice of leading experts in this country including the independent Advisory Committee on Cervical Screening (ACCS). Click here for further information on the review.
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Tuesday 7 April 2009
Cervical Screening Age: Experts to Review Evidence
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
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cancer,
DH,
public health,
screening,
sexual health
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