The National Cervical Screening Programme this week launched it's Pearl of Wisdom campaign
It's to highlight the vital importance of free regular cervical screening.
It coincides with the European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week.
Dr. Gráinne Flannelly, Clinical Director with Cervical Check told Beat News about the figures of people getting checked in the South East,
"It's really quite interesting because Carlow as a county is the best county in Ireland.
So 91% of your listeners in Carlow are up to date with their Smear test whereas Kilkenny, only 72% of women are up to date with their smear test.
In South Tipperary only 76% are up to date. Wexford and Waterford are somewhere in between those, they've reached the magic 80% figure. "
"There are smear takers all over the country.
So women can go onto cervicalcheck.ie and there is a section on the homepage that says 'where can I get a smear test'.
They can search under a name or location. You don't have to go to a certain G.P either."
