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Jenny Foulds

Dumbarton woman speaks of fears over seven month wait for follow-up to smear test

A Dumbarton woman says she’s been told she could have to wait up to seven months for a vital test after a routine smear exam found abnormal cells.

The woman, in her 50s, was initially told that she would have to wait for up to eight weeks for a slot for the follow-up appointment but she has now been informed this could take up to 30 weeks.

The mum of two, who asked not to be identified, was told on Christmas Eve that her latest smear had discovered abnormal cells and would require a colposcopy.

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