GET SCREENED SAYS FIONA
January 22, 2007 12:00 AM
632,000 women in the North East are eligible for screening, but only 162,300 get screened.
And doctors now believe smear tests could have gone out of fashion because fewer people are dying and so much less is heard about the disease.
Fiona Hall, who is part of the group MEPs Against Cancer (MAC) has signed the STOP Cervical Cancer manifesto which will be presented to the Commisioner for Health, said:
"The amount of women who are getting screened for cervical cancer is dramatically less than those who are eligible for screening.
"Recent figures from Cancer Research show 31% of people in the North East think getting cancer is down to fate.
"In the light of these figures, the Department of Health should commission a public information campaign on cervical cancer as soon as possible, to ensure that women know the risks and benefits of screening."
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