6 Aug 2020

Doctors angry at DIY cervical screening test delay

From Checkpoint, 6:21 pm on 6 August 2020

The delay of a DIY cervical cancer screening test is angering doctors - and they're warning of a looming crisis of undiagnosed cancer.

The test, which women can do themselves, has been promised since 2017 but a roll-out planned for next year has been cancelled.

It comes as testing rates for cervical cancer plummet.

Health correspondent Rowan Quinn reports.