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    • July 17, 2026 at 4:08 pm
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    What that letter describes is the screening programme doing precisely what it exists to do: finding changes early, long before they’d become a problem, so they can be looked at properly.

    Colposcopy is a closer look with a magnifier. Some people have a small sample taken. It’s uncomfortable rather than painful for most, and it’s an appointment, not a verdict.

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