Smear tests of 3,000 women in Northern Ireland to be reviewed

Over 3,000 women who are impacted by Northern Ireland’s Southern Health Trust’s cervical smear review and have had a smear test within the last six months, are to have their previous slides re-checked.

The trust have stated that this is not out of concern, but to provide additional assurance to a group of affected women.

These women have had a recent test as part of the cervical smear screening programme and received their results.  The trust added that it recognised the anxiety the review had caused and as a result of feedback from women affected, it had agreed to their request to review old slides as part of the process.

They had previously been told this would not happen as they had attended for a routine smear and their latest result would provide the most accurate assessment of their current risk of cervical abnormalities which could develop into cancer.

To date, no cases of cancer have been identified, but trust officials warn the review has not yet been completed.

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