Why accept your invitation to the smear test?

Anyone susceptible to cervical cancer must understand how to prevent it. Screening for cervical cancer saves 2,000 lives each year. Keep reading to find out how to potentially save your own

The idea of ​​making a smear is enough for some to ignore their annual invitation and cause fear, anxiety and embarrbadment. The letter of invitation is usually thrown into recycling, lost among the vouchers and PPI scam letters, inserted in the back of the mind without much discussion – "It's not likely to happen, what are the chances? ".

Cervical cancer is diagnosed daily in the UK in 9 people.

75% of cervical cancers can be prevented by these methods:

• Attend cervical screening by invitation

• to know the symptoms of cervical cancer and to consult a doctor in the event of

• Adopt HPV vaccine for 11-18 year olds

Once these negative badociations are removed, screening for cervical cancer (smear test) remains an amazing medical innovation that can prevent cancer. If you want to encourage your loved ones to go for life-saving surgery, why not treat yourself to the same protective care before you even need it?

The students illustrated below are creatively campaigning to raise awareness:

More students and tutors from @ChesterfieldAC to involve with #SmearForSmear! #BeCancerSafe @JoTrust pic.twitter.com/yecN70whk2

– Protect Yourself From Cancer – North Derbyshire (@BeCancerSafe_ND) January 25, 2019

What is really happening in the smear test?

• You can undress in a private area, then lie down with your legs bent, your ankles tight and your knees apart.

• Your lower half is covered with a sheet of paper, which reduces the embarrbadment that some may feel.

• The nurse will put a clean speculum in your bad, which can be uncomfortable but should not be painful.

• Once the speculum is inside your bad, the nurse gently opens it so that they can see your cervix uterine.

• The nurse will then gently open the speculum to see your cervix. Hearing about this step can revive anxieties, but it is a simple and well-repeated procedure.

• The nurse uses a brush to take a cell sample, which is a new but not painful sensation.

• Your cell sample is placed in a small plastic container (vial) of liquid. The liquid preserves the cells.

• The cell sample is transferred into a medical fluid in a container and you are free to dress after speculum removal.

Recent scientific research by the University of Southern California suggests that cancer cells behave like us: their clocks can be disrupted to reduce their destructive power. It's a bit like humans could be woken up at the wrong time, disrupting their circadian rhythms and affecting their mental abilities.

Look at a message from the British government's Ministry of Health and Social Affairs:

"The tragedy is far too many women diagnosed with cervical cancer could have avoided if they had screening."

CMO Assistant Professor Gina Radford urges all women to get smeared when they are invited ? https://t.co/AS6WI6mZRg #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek #SmearForSmear @JoTrust pic.twitter.com/BgmH7WAi67

– Department of Health and Social Affairs (@DHSCgovuk) January 24, 2019

The NHS invites people over 25 to write an annual exam. There are demands for this age to be lowered, to broaden the prevention net rather than wait for the diagnosis at a later age. The highest frequency of cases of cervical cancer occurring between 25 and 29 years, suggesting that the preventive test should be undertaken earlier than 25 years, for more time to fight cancer cells.

Professor Sir Mike Richards is in the process of deeply rethinking national cancer screening programs after the announcement of the NHS Long-Term Plan, with renewed zeal to improve care and save lives in the region through methods preventive. He said:

"There is no doubt that screening programs in England save thousands of lives each year, however, as part of the implementation of the NHS's long-term plan, we want to make sure that they are also as effective as possible. "

Steve Powis, National Medical Director of NHS England, said:

"Screening is a vital and effective tool in our fight against cancer. However, recent bad and cervical cancer screening issues have shown that we need to look closely at existing programs. "