Information provided to women in each group*
| Control | Cervical cancer is cancer of the cervix. The cervix connects a woman's womb and her vagina. It is also known as the neck of the womb. Cervical cancer can affect women of all ages but is most common in women between 30–45 years of age. It is very rare in women under 25. |
| Control + HPV | Cervical cancer is cancer of the cervix. The cervix connects a woman's womb and her vagina. It is also known as the neck of the womb. Cervical cancer can affect women of all ages but is most common in women between 30–45 years of age. It is very rare in women under 25. Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) called human papillomavirus (HPV).† |
| Control + risk factors | Cervical cancer is cancer of the cervix. The cervix connects a woman's womb and her vagina. It is also known as the neck of the womb. Cervical cancer can affect women of all ages but is most common in women between 30–45 years of age. It is very rare in women under 25. Cervical cancer is more common if you smoke, first had sex at an early age or have had several sexual partners or have had a sexual partner who has had several other partners.‡ |
| Control + HPV + risk factors | Cervical cancer is cancer of the cervix. The cervix connects a woman's womb and her vagina. It is also known as the neck of the womb. Cervical cancer can affect women of all ages but is most common in women between 30–45 years of age. It is very rare in women under 25. Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by a common STI called HPV. Cervical cancer is more common if you smoke, first had sex at an early age or have had several sexual partners or have had a sexual partner who has had several other partners. |
↵* The information was developed from publicly available cervical cancer leaflets.
↵† Details about HPV as the cause of cervical cancer were taken from Cancer Research UK's ‘Preventing cervical cancer’ leaflet.
↵‡ The risk factor information was taken from the National Health Service cervical screening programme leaflet ‘Cervical Cancer: The Facts' which is sent as standard to all women invited for screening.28