NHS England to offer women ‘gamechanging’ free home testing kits for cervical cancer

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NHS England plans to distribute free home testing kits for cervical cancer to millions of women who missed screening appointments. This initiative aims to help eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 amid concerns about low attendance for in-person screenings.

NHS has target of eliminating the cancer by 2040, but up to 4 million eligible women are not up to date with screening Millions of women in England who have missed cervical screening appointments will be offered free home testing kits on the NHS. The move comes amid concerns that only two-thirds of women attend in-person cervical screening appointments when asked to do so, leaving as many as 4 million women not up to date. Continue reading...