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Do you have smear fear?
Recent research has revealed that nearly a quarter of a million women aged 25-29 did not attend their smear test in England in 2016. Jane Garvey talks to Adeola Olaitan, a consultant gynaecological oncologist to find out why there seems to be 'smear fear' in young women.
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