NHS England data released exclusively to The Guardian shows that “about 4.6 million women aged 25 to 64 in England (or 30 per cent) – amounting to the highest proportion in a decade – have never been screened for cervical cancer or are not up to date with their tests.”
According to Cancer Research UK, “in females in the UK, cervical cancer is the 14th most common cancer, with around 3,200 new cases every year.”
The cancer is highly preventable through using Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations and cervical screenings. The vaccine is typically administered in schools to 12 to 13-year-olds. But vaccination rates are falling. The research explained, “For 2021/22, they were down seven per cent in girls in year eight at school, and 8.7 per cent in year eight boys, compared with the previous academic year.”
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