About 11,000 women are still waiting to have their smear test rechecked by the Southern Health Trust.
About 11,000 women in Northern Ireland have yet to have their smear tests re-checked as part of a major review of cervical screening dating back to 2008.17,500 women in Northern Ireland were to be reviewed.
The trust said at the start of the review that it anticipated that for the majority of women their smear result would not change. She said there have been some low-grade abnormalities found and those women have been asked to attend for a repeat smear, which will be by primary HPV screening.Virtually all cases of cervical cancer are linked to high-risk HPV
If HPV is found to be present following a smear test, the sample will then go for further examination.
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