P252 CEEFAX 252 Mon 13 Oct 21:03/38 1/3 W CERVICAL CANCER: DEATHS RISE Cervical cancer is on the increase, especially among young women, warns the British Medical Association. Deaths from the disease are expected to rise bz 70 per cent over the next ten years, according to a BMA report. It says that the threat of cervical cancer has been increasing since the sexual revolution of the 1960s and the introduction of the contraceptive pill 21 years ago. MoreP252 CEEFAX 252 Mon 13 Oct 21:16/25 2/3 CERVICAL CANCER: MORE SCREENING Women should be screened for cervical cancer every three years, says the British Medical Association. At present, women are advised to have a check-up every five years. Cancer of the cervix is easily detected and has a prolonged phase before it becomes malignant, says the BMA report. It adds that while tumours are still small treatment is virtually 100 per cent effective. MoreP252 CEEFA( 252 Mon 13 Oct 21:15/13 3/3 W CERVICAL CANCER Women do not have to be promiscuous to get cervical cancer, says the British Medical Association. It stresses that anyone who is sexually active should bj screened. It points out that more than 80 per cent of women who have died from this type of cancer had not been screened. At present, 2,000 women die each year from cancer of the cervix, says the BMA, of which 580 women were under 50. More