Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
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Last week of January (20 – 26 January) is the Cervical Cancer Prevention Week and its primary goal is to encourage women to attend cervical screenings. The aim of screening is to detect pre-cancerous cell changes and offer treatment to prevent the development of cervical cancer. When cervical cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, prognosis is significantly better compared to diagnosis after cancer has spread to nearby tissues and lymph nodes. Early detection is key as abnormal cells changes in the cervix may cause no symptoms and you may not know that anything is wrong unless you attend a cervical cancer screening appointment.

What makes cervical cancer treatment negligent?

If you have received a cervical cancer diagnosis and you are worried that there was a delay in your diagnosis or treatment, we can assist you. You may be concerned that:

  • There was a failure to offer or perform cervical screening, or that screening was performed incorrectly. Undergoing regular screening (every three years if you are aged between 25-49, every five years if you are aged between 50-64 and only if a recent test was abnormal from the age of 65) is crucial for early detection and treatment of pre-cancerous cells.
  • Your cervical screening results were misinterpreted. You may have received a false negative result at your last cervical screening causing a delay in detecting and treating precancerous cells, or a false positive result leading to unnecessary treatment and anxiety. Cervical cancer audits are now undertaken after a diagnosis of cervical cancer has been made. Slides from previous screenings are reviewed (if they are still available) and this may be the first indication that a previous result was falsely negative.
  • There was a delay or a missed referral for further investigation. If cervical screening detects abnormal cells, you should swiftly be referred for further investigation. This will include colposcopy, which looks more closely at the cervix. Delays or failures in referring can result in pre-cancerous cells progressing to cancer.
  • There was a failure to adequately treat pre-cancerous cells, such as by failing to completely remove the pre-cancerous cells or by failing to offer appropriate treatment. This could then result in the pre-cancerous cells progressing to cancer.

How can we help?

Here at Enable Law we are specialists in clinical negligence claims. We have the experience to advise or assist you if you think your diagnosis or treatment of cervical cancer has been delayed. We offer a free initial confidential discussion to discuss cancer compensation claims, and more.

To have a free, confidential discussion with a member of our team call us on 0800 044 8488 or if you prefer you can fill in our contact form and we will call you at a time convenient for you.

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