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Women urged to remember cervical smear tests

August 31, 2012 - 5:58pm

Women in Otago and Southland are being urged to use September as a reminder to have a cervical smear test, every three years.

Southland District Health Board Team Leader, Paula Parker, says having regular smears can reduce the risk of developing cervical cancer by 90%.

She says she hopes women in Otago and Southland book in for a smear if it’s due or overdue, and join the National Cervical Screening Programme, if they haven’t already.