Cervical Cancer: One-Third of Women Too Embarrasse

Women ar wireless e too embarrassed to attend DIN-Rail router potentially life-saving cervical screenings, a report by a cancer charity showed Monday. According to a survey by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, 35 percent of young women did not attend smear tests because they were embarrassed by their body shape.

Thirty-four percent of the 2,017 women aged 25-35 surveyed by the British charity said they were embarrassed by the appearance of their vulva, while 38 percent were worried they might not smell normal. One third said they would not attend an appointment if they hadn’t shaved or waxed their pubic hair.

Cells acquired during a routine pap smear. Ed Uthman/Flickr

Almost two thirds of the women surveyed did not realize they were in the highest risk group—in the U.K. cervical cancer is the most common form of the disease among under 35s.