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Four in ten London women not screened for cervical cancer

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Nearly four in ten women in London have not come forward for NHS cervical screening, new figures show, as health bosses urged women to take up the potentially life-saving offer.

Data published by NHS England shows that 38.7 per cent of women aged between 25 and 64 had not attended screening within the recommended period of

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