Cervical Check surpasses screening targets in 2021

HPV is a common virus transmitted through sexual activity. Affecting men and women, the HSE says it is one of the leading causes of cervical cancer. File Picture.

Just 11% of women who go for cervical screening were found to be HPV-positive, a virus which can be an early marker for this cancer in some cases, the Cervical Check programme has found.

New data also shows out of this 11%, only half were found to have abnormal cells on further examination.