Cervical cancer rates among young women have surged as screening uptake has hit a record low, experts have warned. The figures - compiled from official registries in England, Scotland and Wales - comes after years of 'stalling and stagnating' progress on cervical cancer, the charity warned. Although cancer rates in Britain halved between the late 1980s and mid-2000s, progress since has plateaued. 'While we know we can eliminate cervical cancer one day, we have a long way to go,' Mr Music said. 'Together with the new way of cervical screening which has now been rolled out across England, cervical cancer has the potential to become a thing of the past.

Source: Daily Mail January 22, 2020 00:03 UTC