How will I know I have cervical cancer?

You may have done a Cervical Screening Test and heard from the cervical screening program that you might need more tests. Cervical cancer is one of the most treatable cancers if it is found early through the cervical screening program. 

You won’t know if you have cervical cancer until your doctor or nurse has yarned with you, done a physical examination and completed some tests.

The tests might include:

• a colposcopy, where a special microscope is used to look at your cervix
• a biopsy, where a tiny bit of your cervix is removed, and they look at it under a microscope.  

Most women who have these tests find out they don’t have cervical cancer, but it’s important to check.