HPV Awareness Day – get vaccinated and attend for cervical screening when invited
Ahead of International Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Awareness Day (Wednesday 4 March), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting the importance of both vaccination and cervical screening to help drive down rates of HPV-related cancers.
This leaflet provides information about cervical screening and the Northern Ireland Cervical Screening Programme.
When a woman has been diagnosed with cervical cancer, a review is carried out of her screening history to ensure that all steps of the screening process have been followed and to help identify any improvements that could be made. This leafl
Cervical cancer screening
Cervical cancer screening helps prevent cervical cancer by checking for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause changes to the cells of cervix.
This leaflet explains what a colposcopy is, outlines the process of the examination and gives information on post-treatment check-ups.
This leaflet provides more detailed information in a question and answer format about the HPV vaccine offered to all young people in Year 9 and Year 10. The HPV vaccine can help protect against cervical cancer and other diseases.
This leaflet is distributed to all young people in Year 9 and 10 and explains about the HPV vaccine, which can help protect against cervical cancer and other diseases.
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