The invitations to cervical screening will be sent every five years instead of three for women aged 25 to 49 in England, if they have a negative test.
Research shows that they are at a very low risk of cervical cancer and can wait safely longer to be detected again, said NHS England.
The deployment of a vaccine to protect against HPV – the virus which causes almost all cancers of the cervix – has reduced cases by about a quarter since the early 1990s.
C charitable organizations said that change was good news for those at low risk, because they no longer needed to detect so often.
Scotland and Wales have already introduced this change, which will start in England from July 1.
Cancer Research UK urged women and people with a cervix not to wait for a screening invitation if they noticed unusual changes.
They are encouraged to opt for regular cervical screening between 25 and 64 years old.
Currently, 50 to 64 year olds are invited every five years and 25 to 49 years every three years.
The NHS in England says that it now wants to save the younger meetings they do not need in the context of a “more personalized approach”.
Cervical screening implies tests for HPV, human papillomavirus. Certain types of HPV can cause cellular changes in the cervix, which can be transformed into cancer over time. Almost all cases of cervical cancer are linked to high -risk HPV.
If this HPV test is negative, studies suggest that the chances that someone develop cervical cancer over the next 10 years is very low.
This is more precise than the search for cancer cells by itself.
A recent study has shown that screening every five years is as sure as doing it every three years, because the same number of cancers is found and fewer screening tests are required.
Any eligible person will receive a notification via the NHS application to make a projection appointment, said NHS England.
“The NHS follows solid evidence on the frequency to which women must be projected safely, and by putting invitations and reminders directly in the pockets of women on their phone, we make it easier to take off screening,” said Dr. Sue Mann, National Director of Women’s Health at NHS England.
He previously declared that it was possible to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040, thanks to improved vaccination and screening rates.
College cancer is the fourth cause of the most common cancer in women in the world.
