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Changing for good

When MP Kiri Allan announced she had been diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer last month, she made a point of encouraging other women to #smearyourmea – go for regular smear tests to pick up any pre-cancerous changes in the cells of the cervix so they can be treated quickly and relatively easily.

Cervical cancer is a highly preventable disease – regular screening reduces the chance of developing it by 90% – but, sadly,

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