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Concern over changes to cervical cancer screening

Jessica Seaborn

Jessica Seaborn Source: SBS

From this year, the screening process for cervical cancer will change. Under the new guidelines, women under the age of 25 will no longer be advised to have pap smears.


While experts have welcomed the advent of new technologies, some say the change could mean more young women do not have cervical cancer diagnosed until the disease has become more advanced.

 


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