Closed petition Fund cervical screening at 20 as opposed to 25
The Government should fund the NHS to provide cervical cancer screening from the age of 20, not 25 as it is currently. Regular 6 monthly smears should be given if abnormal cells are identified to monitor whether these develop into cancer.
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Many women, including my daughter, have passed away from cervical cancer due to failure to detect at an earlier age. I feel that clear symptoms of my daughter’s cervical cancer were missed, causing a delay in diagnosis. In recent years there has been an increase in cases of cervical cancer among young women in England, and cervical screening at a younger age will surely help prevent the loss of live. Monitoring young women's cervical cell changes is imperative.
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Read the Committee's press notice announcing this work.
The Committee is considering points including:
What innovations have the greatest potential to transform cancer diagnosis and treatment
How innovations in diagnosing and treating cancer can be deployed into frontline clinical settings
What can be learnt about innovative cancer diagnosis and treatment from international examples of best practice
How workforce planning is keeping up with innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer
How the impact of innovations in cancer diagnosis and treatment on health inequalities is taken into account
What happens next?
The Committee is going to conduct oral evidence sessions where it will hear from experts in the sector as well as Government and NHS officials.
An evidence session is a hearing where MPs ask key experts, such as Ministers, academics and/or campaigners, questions on a particular topic. These experts are called "witnesses" and they help MPs to gain a deeper understanding of the topic.
The Committee will then consider all the evidence it has taken and publish a report of its findings with recommendations to the Government on any changes that might be needed.
For more information about the inquiry, visit the Committee's inquiry page.
What is the Health and Social Care Committee?
The Health and Social Care Committee is a cross-party group of MPs that conduct inquiries into issues in Health and Social Care in the UK.
The Health and Social Care Committee is a select committee.
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