Petition to lower cervical cancer screening age in England

[Misslarue]

I know some of you were talking about the age being lowered in the Jade thread, well the Sun (bless 'em ) has set up a petition. For thoses that want the age lowered to fall in line with Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland who screen at 20 years, sign here

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/template/v- ... le=2250520

(http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... 256112.ece)

 

[maybebaby]

Thanks for this

 

[mrs_tommo22]

Signed!

Seeing jade deterioate in the public eye is really upsetting, was reading the sun yesterday with the article about her coming home and getting married made me cry. So sad.

 

[bobby1]

signed

 

[Laura_James&Amber]

Signed it

 

[SarahH]

I got my first smear at 16 in Scotland

 

[mummy_ov_2]

ive signed it

 

[MakkaP]

I got my first smear at 16 in Scotland

I got mine at 16 too....would it just be Grampian or has the law changed? Unfort I need mine every 6 months now

 

[Misslarue]

I got my first smear at 16 in Scotland

I got mine at 16 too....would it just be Grampian or has the law changed? Unfort I need mine every 6 months now

I had my first smear in England, I am sure I was around 19/20 My memory has gone to pot since I hit 30! I read yesterday that it changed in England in 2003 and at first the rest of the Uk was going to follow but for various reasons it never happened.

 

[kirlykird]

I had my first smear when I was 20 and had my first abnormal when I was in my early 20's and went on to have opre cancerous cells removed when I was 24... the age dies need to be lowered!

 

[elysoun]

It does need to be lowered. My doctors surgery here gives smears a year after becoming sexually active, and after childbirth as they are two of the highest risk categories.
I know many people who have had treatment for precancerous cells in their teens and early twenties, who would never have been screened otherwise.

 

[maybebaby]

Removed personal post

 

[Becky]

I've signed it.

I was lucky enough to start having smears at 19 before they changed the age to 25. I've had 3 routine smears and one where they needed to re-do it to double check. Thankfully it came back normal. When you think that 70% of cervical cancer is caused by HPV which is sexually transmitted it makes sense to start screening when a woman becomes sexually active.

 

[BountyBoo]

Signed... I'm not entitled to one for another 4 years

 

[Summer.]

Signed.

 

[rhian85]

signed

 

[sam96031]

signed I just can't believe its so high atm stupid stupid stupid