Exclusive: NHS England data show 4.6m or so women still unscreened or behind with tests, for disease diagnosed in 3,200 annually in UK

Record numbers of women are not being screened for cervical cancer, official figures show, as a leading charity urged ministers to commit to eliminating the disease.

Cervical cancer is the 14th most common cancer among women in the UK. About 3,200 women are diagnosed with it each year, of whom more than a quarter die.

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