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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Call for free screening in bid to eradicate cervical cancer
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:09:35
	Publish Date:		2025-12-12 03:46:00
	Description:		There is a renewed call for universal free cervical cancer screening in a bid to eradicate the disease. The State of Cancer report released yesterday shows Aotearoa has not meet its cervical screening target. Currently the cervical cancer screening programme, including self testing for the HPV is not free for everyone. The National Centre For Women's Health Research says that needs to change if we are to eliminate the disease. Centre Founder Professor Bev Lawton spoke to Lisa Owen.
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