Cervical cancer testing rates are down by more than half and this terminal patient is pushing for that to change – ABC News

Less than two years ago, Bendigo woman Casey McIntyre was a thriving, bubbly young woman who had a steady job, loved horseriding and rarely had to go to the doctor.
Key points:

• In November 2019, 100,097 CSTs were performed in Australia. A year later that number dropped to 40,662
• A doctor says cervical cancer is all but “completely preventable” but testing is crucial
• Casey McIntyre, whose cancer has been diagnosed as terminal, wants women to know that it “doesn’t take long” to look after their health…

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