Who we are
The Smear on Demand Campaign consists of numerous charities and campaigns which have come together from across the UK to fight for a change in legislation regarding the age at which women can access smear tests through their GP. Most of our champions are family of our Angels or are women who have been effected by being denied a smear on demand.
Current Legislation
Women are only invited for a cervical screening every three years between the ages of 25 and 49, and then every five years until 64. If you fall outside of these ages, or if you're between routine smear tests, your GP is not allowed to carry out a test on your behalf, even if they believe you would benefit from one.
Our Mission
We are fighting to change this arbitrary legislation so the decision of when women should be tested should be at the hands of the GP, not the MPs sitting in Parliament. We believe that routine smear tests every three years should stay in place, with the addition of a ‘smear on demand’ as and when it is required. It really is that simple.
We have been campaigning since 2014 and our campaign is gathering strength by the day. The Government is currently rebutting our campaign, which they have done countless times before. This is why we need your help and support, please stand with us! If we shout loud enough then they have to listen. We have had our campaign debated in Parliament and also appeared on numerous TV programmes, but we must keep going. Cervical screening could help eradicate cervical cancer completely, but this can only happen if it is accessible to everyone. Thank you for supporting us on our mission. We are fighting for the young women who have died and we are determined to give them a voice.
- For cervical screening to be accessible for all women regardless of age to help reduce the number of women under the age of 25 dying from otherwise preventable cervical cancer.
- Cancer does not discriminate against age, so why should the legislation?
- Cervical cancer is preventable in 99.8% of cases, therefore the mortality rate of women dying from this disease should be non-existent. We are tired of hearing how cervical cancer is 'very uncommon' in women under 25, when young women are dying from it every day.