Reducing mortality from cervical cancer

Cervical cancer incidence has fallen by 42% since the establishment of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP) in 1988 (Peto et al, 2004). However, in 2008, 759 women died from cervical cancer in England (ONS, 2008). Despite this comprehensive screening programme, women die from the disease and those most at risk are women who have not been regularly screened.