About cervical cancer

● Cervical cancer develops from the tissues of the cervix. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina.

● Each year about 160 women develop cervical cancer in New Zealand. Of those, about 50 die from the disease.

● Cervical screening is free in New Zealand every three years from the age of 25 to 69.

● The most common symptoms of cervical cancer is bleeding from the vagina at times other than when you are having a period, pain during sex, or in your pelvis.

Who can give me a Cervical Screening Test?

You can get a Cervical Screening done by a doctor or nurse at a:

● General practice (GP)

● Family planning clinic

● Sexual health clinic

● Community health clinic

● Women’s health centre.