Cervical Cancer prevention week is held between the 22nd and 28th January 2024
Currently, on average, two women die each day from cervical cancer and 9 are diagnosed - numbers that are expected to go down with the NHS currently pledging to effectively eliminate cervical cancer by 2040.
The week is used to promote the current screening programme known as smear testing as well as the HPV vaccination programme. It is also used to campaign for policies such as younger and more frequent smear testing.
It also involves the raising awareness of the symptoms of cervical cancer so that patients and medical professionals can improve their knowledge of when someone might have possible cervical cancer.
There is advocacy for workplaces to promote the week so that they become better aware of the issue of women missing smear tests due to work commitments- sometimes with tragic consequences.
Read more information below:
We would love to hear your story too. What are your barriers, concerns, and worries? Or maybe you had a great experience and have been accessing checks regularly ?
Recently Healthwatch England published a report around women’s health issues, which you can read it here
Healthwatch Medway recently published article around barriers women report to experience when accessing healthcare, which you can read it here
We also developed some information leaflets around women’s health which you can download below.
Downloads
Download some information leaflets below
