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Fears up to 600,000 women at risk as smear tests cancelled or missed

Fears up to 600,000 women at risk as smear tests cancelled or missed Anna Mikhailova Deputy Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo The cancellation of cervical cancer checks because of Covid pressures is putting women’s lives at risk, a senior MP and charities have warned. Tory MP Caroline Nokes, who chairs the Women and Equalities Select Committee, said that check-up cancellations and women’s fears of attending GP clinics during the pandemic could mean up to 600,000 women miss out on getting a smear test.  She warned against women’s medical issues being ‘pushed to the back of the proverbial queue’.

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