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cervical cancer screening

“If it wasn’t for screening, I probably wouldn’t be here today” – Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

This Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (21–28 January), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding women of the importance of attending for cervical screening when invited. Katrina Jones from Belfast went for her routine cervical smear test in 2022 and after further investigations, found out she had cervical cancer. Katrina said: “I just went for a routine smear test and didn’t think anything of it. They called me back and I then had a biopsy. I could actually tell by the look on their faces that I had cancer. “I was expecting to be told I had cancer but thought I’d maybe have a few little

These standards have been developed for education providers in Northern Ireland who deliver nurse and midwife cervical screening sample taking education programmes. 

This leaflet provides information about cervical screening and the Northern Ireland Cervical Screening Programme.

This leaflet is for transgender, non-binary and gender fluid service users in Northern Ireland.