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Women dying needlessly due to not attending cervical screening

16-Sep-2016

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347 deaths per year in England could be prevented if all eligible women attended cervical screening.

Introduction of screening has reduced the number of cervical cancer in England by around two thirds.

Analysis looked at screening history for more than 11,000 women.

The study was published in the British Journal of Cancer.

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British Journal of Cancer (BJC)

Medical journal providing information about research on cancer.

Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine

Centre for research and teaching within Queen Mary's medical faculty.

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Cancer