NHS Rolls Out 'Life-Saving' Home Tests For Women Who've Missed Cervical Screens

It’s been described as a “gamechanger”.

Cervical screenings are key to spotting cell abnormalities and HPV (responsible for 99% of cervical cancers) early, preventing any changes from turning into cancer.

Since 1964, these screenings have been done through smear tests in the UK, in which a “soft brush” is inserted into a person’s cervix to collect cells.

But one in three eligible women don’t take up invitations for “smear” tests, the NHS said.

The health service’s national clinical........

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