It's Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Put your questions to the experts from Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, Friday 27 Jan, 1-2pm

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To mark Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, we’re running a webchat on Friday (27 Jan) lunchtime, between 1 and 2pm with Adeola Olaitan and Claire Cohen from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust. Please join us then, or post your questions in advance on this thread.

Every year in the UK, around 3,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. It is is the most common cancer in women aged 35 and under. Adeola Olaitan, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist at the University College London Hospital, and Claire Cohen, Head of Information and Education at Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust will be on-hand on Friday to answer your questions, whether you're unsure what the symptoms are, have questions about cervical screening (smear tests), are worried about your chances of contracting cervical cancer, or you've been diagnosed and want to know more about treatment and support.

Join Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust this week for their #SmearforSmear campaign to raise awareness across social media this week. Find out how you can join in.

Jo's Trust are currently trying to change the new wording of the invite letter that says 'it is your choice to screen or not'. They want to remove the 'or not'.

This is in spite of there being no information as to how to go about removing yourself from the invite list - you have to research all that yourself, and then if your doctor is not up to speed, run that hurdle.

The MP that spoke for them at the debate in the House of Commons on the day of this webchat asked the minister at the debate specifically. www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/74cbfd19-c19c-4fef-a84b-68dfb9e52227?agenda=True

Jo's Trust exist to help women who have cervical cancer. They are so focussed on their own priority that they want to make the choice for cervical screening for everyone a Hobson's Choice (if have not studied this play at school - it is a 'choice' of one thing only - ie no choice).

The letters have been part of the PHE Screening services changes for better informed consent. They are in line with all the other screening services. They have put a considerable amount of effort and research into the wording.

Women do have the right to proper information and they also have the right to use this information to work out for themselves what is in their best interests. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommends screening when the science suggests that to offer screening to everyone will do more good than harm. This is on a population level. For some individuals, it may do more harm than good and they should have the right to make that choice for themselves and opt out. The screening programme supports this.

I don't think we should be going down the road of forcing women by law, coercion or by removing their options, to undergo something that they do not want. Apart from the human rights issues, IRRC, that is how the Victorians tried to get rid of Venereal Diseases, and that didn't work, did it.

(You need to click on 14.44pm on the video to get to the right point, unless you want to watch the whole day )

I'm afraid that my sister might have cervical cancer. She's been back and forth still getting some studies done. Please let's unite In prayer. Thank you!