“Every three years, a smear, you have it all figured out. With this slogan, the National Cancer Institute is launching an awareness campaign on cervical cancer screening.
The cervico-uterine smear is every three years. On the occasion of the 9th European week for the prevention and screening of cervical cancer, the National Cancer Institute (INCa) reiterates the importance of this preventive action. A new campaign is launched to raise awareness among the women concerned, that is to say those aged 25 to 65 years.
4 in 10 women do not or do not have enough smears. As part of this 2015 campaign, INCa targets women who are least tested: those over 50, from disadvantaged socio-professional categories or residing in overseas departments. . The youngest (25-30 years) are also encouraged to get into the habit of taking the smear every 3 years, even in the absence of sexual intercourse. The Institute is also producing two new radio spots with presenter Karine Ferri and journalist Sophie Davant. The slogan: “Every three years, a smear, you have understood everything. “
Listen Sophie Davant’s spot:
Listen Karine Ferri’s spot:
The cervico-uterine smear is a medical examination during which the gynecologist takes cells from the cervix. The analysis of the sample makes it possible to verify the presence or not of lesions which could lead to cancer, or of early cancer, but also an infection by papillomavirus.
Regular smear screening would prevent 90% of cervical cancers. The number of women affected by this disease has been halved in 35 years, thanks to the smear, but also thanks to the vaccination against the papillomavirus.
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