Young cancer survivor calls for lower screening age
A cancer survivor is calling for the cervical screening age to be lowered after she was diagnosed with the disease aged just 25.
Rebecca Carroll, now 26, asked her doctor for a smear test three years ago but was turned away because the testing age is currently 25.
To her horror she was diagnosed with cervical cancer after her first test at 25 years old.
Now Rebecca has the all clear – and wants the testing age to be lowered to 20 to prevent other girls suffering.
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