Thousands of young women could be at risk of life-theatening cervical cancer after being excluded from the NHS screening programme, say doctors.
Regular smear tests are no longer offered to women under 25 and experts say at least 3,000 women will develop abnormalities that could result in cancer if left untreated.
A change of policy in 2004 stopped women aged 20 to 24 years from getting screening tests on the grounds it could do 'more harm than good'.
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