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Cervical cancer cases on the rise as shy women avoid "embarrassing" screening procedure

UK: Cervical cancer cases have grown by a third in ten years as the number of women having smear tests is falling.

The number of women below the age of 35 diagnosed with the disease rose from 500 in 2002, to 727 in 2012, according to statistics obtained by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust.

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