Cervical Screening Rates

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:57 pm on 12 February 2020.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 2:57, 12 February 2020

Yes, you're right, that final point is an important one: this screening programme saves lives. We've listened to the evidence about who to target within the programme, and also the reality that cervical cancer is the most common type of cancer in women under the age of 35. So, it's about the Government, about Public Health Wales and the campaign they're running, it's also about campaigns that other groups run. The #LoveYourCervix social marketing campaign that was launched in March aims to encourage uptake and to reduce the embarrassment that can be a barrier to some people undertaking screening, and to remind that a simple test can be the difference between having an early awareness of a challenge or actually the reality that not undertaking screening can cost lives as well.