questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January to Question 10306 on Cervical Cancer: Health Education, if she will make it her policy to provide smear tests for women aged 25 and younger who (a) request one and (b) are experiencing abnormalities.
answerText: Cervical screening is not recommended for women below the age of 25 years old, as cervical cancer is rare in under-25s. Screening at a younger age can lead to unnecessary and potentially harmful investigations and treatments.Women of any age who are exper...
heading: Cervical Cancer: Screening