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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Doctor begs women to attend smear tests: ‘Cervical cancer is preventable’

An NHS doctor has begged women to book and attend their cervical screenings, as one in five ethnic minority women have never attended a smear test.

New statistics show that 51 per cent of ethnic minority women are not accessing cervical screening to NHS-recommended levels.

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