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The best way to reduce our risk around cervical cancer is to get a Cervical Screening Test. It is recommended that everyone with a cervix, regardless of your gender identity or sexuality, aged 25 to 74 who have ever been sexually active, get a Cervical Screening Test, once every five years.
Join Jessie & Rachel this week as they chat about Cervical Cancer Screening with Kate Broun from Cancer Council Victoria and Son Vivienne from Thorne Harbour Health. They unpack some of the misconceptions around cervical cancer screening, how things have changed from the pap test and what’s actually involved during a screening appointment.
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Don’t delay – protect yourself against cervical cancer
Did you know that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers – but only half (52.6 per cent) of Queensland women aged 25-74 years participate in cervical screening.
This is despite Queensland having one of the highest cervical cancer incidence rates in Australia, with around 190 people diagnosed with cervical cancer across the state every year.
Research shows that over 70 per cent of cervical cancers occur in women who have not been screened as often as recommended or who have never participated in screening.
Completing a Cervical Screening Test every five years is an important measure for women to look after themselves and maintain good health.
Australian former Olympic hurdler Jana Pittman who faced a terrifying cancer scare twice has urged other women not to delay getting routine smear tests.