Cervical Cancer Screening Fact sheet Available
Our fact sheets are designed to give you quick access to the information you need around different types of screening.
Taken from the NHS website:
Cervical cancer is cancer that's found anywhere in the cervix, which is the opening between the vagina and the womb.
Main symptoms of cervical cancer
Symptoms of cervical cancer include:
- vaginal bleeding that's unusual for you – including bleeding during or after sex, between your periods or after the menopause, or having heavier periods than usual
- changes to your vaginal discharge
- pain during sex
- pain in your lower back, between your hip bones (pelvis), or in your lower tummy
If you have another condition like fibroids or endometriosis, you may get symptoms like these regularly.
You might find you get used to them. But it's important to be checked by a GP if your symptoms change, get worse, or do not feel normal for you.
Important:
These symptoms are very common and can be caused by many different conditions.
Having them does not definitely mean you have cervical cancer. But it's important to get them checked by a GP.
This is because if they're caused by cancer, finding it early means treatment is more likely to be successful.
Other Screening Fact Sheets Available
We have produced other fact sheets in this series; Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, (AAA), Breast, Bowel and Diabetic eye screening, and the Prostate programme. All of which are published on our website.
