Know Your Health: Cervical Screening Test
Our bodies are made up of millions of cells. New cells grow every day. Sometimes when cells grow differently they can turn into cancer. Cervical cancer is cancer in the cervix. The cervix is inside the body at the top of the vagina.
What is cancer screening?
Cancer screening involves simple tests that look for early signs of cancer, or the conditions that cause cancer. Screening tests can find cancer before you can see or feel any changes to your body. When you find cancer early, it is easier to treat successfully. This fact sheet summerises the three different screening processes for breast- bowel and cervical cancer.