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Cervical screening knowledge gap 'costing lives', says charity

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The Eve Appeal says more women need to know they can ask for adjustments to their screenings.

The test is thought to save about 5,000 lives every year in the UK , but many women do not get tested.

More than five million eligible women are not up to date with routine screening.

The screening tests for the presence of HPV - the virus that causes cervical cancer.