In Northern Ireland, it is estimated that in half of the new cases of cervical cancer, the women have never been screened or is over 5 years since their last smear test.  

The Screening website offers the following information:

• Overview of the Cervical Screening Programme
• History of the Cervical Screening Programme
• Going for a Smear Test
• What Happens at the Cytology Laboratories
• Colposcopy Services
• Cervical Screening Links
• What's New in Cervical Screening
• Cervical Screening Glossary