HPV vaccination protects against two types of HPV that cause 70% of cervical cancers.
Smoking increases your risk of getting cervical cancer.
The stats
Every day in the UK 9 women are diagnosed and nearly 3 women die of cervical cancer.
Over 300,000 women a year are told they may have a cervical abnormality that could require treatment.
It is estimated that the UK Cervical Screening Programmes save 5,000 lives every year.
It is estimated that if the HPV vaccination take up continues to reach at least 80% it is believed this could result in a 2/3rds reduction in incidence in women under 30 by 2025.
The most recent figures for cervical screening uptake across the UK:
England: 78.6% (NHS National Screening Programme report 2011-12: figure represents women who have had a screening test within the last 5 years).
Northern Ireland: 77.3% (Northern Ireland Cervical Screening Programme 2010-11: Figures represent women who have had a screening test within the past 5 years).
Scotland: 73% (Scottish Cervical Screening Programme statistics 2011-12: Figure represents women who have had a screening test within the past 3.5 years).
Wales: 76.5% (Cervical Screening Programme Wales, 2011-12: Figures represent women who have had a screening test within the past 5 years).