article_snippet.sent: Women with advanced cervical cancer – the most common cancer afflicting young women – are to get the first officially approved new treatment for a decade.
article_snippet.sent: Nearly 3,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the UK each year, and cervical cancer in the UK kills around 1,000 women.
article_snippet.sent: Cervical cancer, which is cancer of the neck of the womb, is the most common cancer in women aged 35 and under.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Mary McCormack, Consultant Clinical Oncologist at University College Hospital, said ‘Cervical cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in younger women.
article_snippet.sent: To date, prognosis for women who receive a late-stage diagnosis of cervical cancer has often been poor.
highlights_snippet.sent: 600 women with advanced cervical cancer could benefit from 600 women with advanced cervical cancer each year .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Nearly 3,000 women diagnosed with cervical cancer in Britain annually .