Cervical screening campaign launched across Leeds and Yorkshire

A new campaign is encouraging the 75,200 Leeds residents who are overdue their cervical screening to get checked.

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00:00A new campaign is encouraging Yorkshire and Humber residents, including 75,200 from Leeds,

00:06who are overdue their cervical screening, to get checked.

00:10This full campaign video and information can be found online.

00:14Had a smear test and they found pre-cancer cells.

00:17If you hadn't gone along for regular screening...

00:19I wouldn't be here, Jack.

00:20I've actually lost a friend, bless her, when we was young actually.

00:24And it just went really, really quickly.

00:27It's a proper ripple.

00:29I'm sorry.

00:30Sorry about that.

00:31Can I give you a cuddle?

00:32Oh darling.

00:38What would you say to someone who's delaying their screening?

00:41Literally, please just go, it's so quick and easy.

00:44The reason I'm still here today is because it was picked up on a smear test.

00:48God.

00:49There are more fun ways to do it, is it true?

00:51Now I've had them so many, I'm just like, yeah, give us a smear.

00:54I think that's it, once you've done one, it's like, yeah.

00:57Every other time after that, it's so much easier.