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1. My mother, who is in her 40s, has had a letter asking her to go for a cervical smear test. She says she is not going because she had a normal test 5 years ago, and does not need another. Is this right?
last reviewed: 31.01.2007
2. What is the free PSA test?
last reviewed: 06.06.2007
3. Does HRT have any effect on my breast cancer screening mammograms?
last reviewed: 11.01.2006
4. I am 45 and am taking HRT. Does this mean that I could have breast screening?
last reviewed: 01.06.2004
5. I am 25, is it worthwhile for me to go for cervical screening?
last reviewed: 10.08.2005
6. What is the DR70 test? Is it reliable? Is it available in the UK?
last reviewed: 15.04.2002
7. I have just had a mammogram and the specialist said it showed microcalcification. What does this mean?
last reviewed: 25.01.2006
8. I do not understand why a breast cancer can appear in the two years between mammograms for screening, when doctors say it takes many years for a breast cancer to develop.
last reviewed: 08.06.2005
9. Can you tell me what is meant by 'free' and 'bound' PSA?
last reviewed: 27.07.2005
10. Is screening available for prostate cancer?
last reviewed: 02.08.2005
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