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By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Embarrassment causes young women to miss smear tests A survey done by the British charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust suggests that young women avoid smear tests because they are reportedly embarrassed by their pubic areas. Smear tests can help prevent 75% of cervical cancers which is the most common form of cancer for women under the age of 35. A third of 2,017 responders said that they had delayed their test due to body image issues and “embarrassment” over the appearance of smell of the pubic regions. A third of respondents also admitted they would not attend…

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