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Grace Walsh

Cervical cancer myths put women off screenings - here are 5 of the most common ones

A paper cut out ovaries, fallopian tubes, and cervix .

No one enjoys going for a cervical screening (previously known as a 'smear test') but new research has revealed that many of us put off making an appointment due to common myths around the appointment and the cancer itself.

Did you know that you're not always more or less at risk depending on your family history? That cervical cancer isn't most often diagnosed in perimenopause? These are just two of the common myths that have put women off booking in a cervical screening, according to research produced by The Lady Garden Foundation.

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