Older women 'ignoring cervical cancer danger'
A fifth of cases and almost half of deaths are in women over 64, a study shows, but the current screening programme does not cover this age group
Health experts have called for NHS screening for cervical cancer to be rolled out to women over 64 after research found one in five new cases is diagnosed in this age group.
Around 3,000 cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in the UK each year and it is the most common cancer in women under the age of 35. Guardian
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