article_snippet: Laser beams could help detect cervical cancer at an early stage, say researchers from China.
article_snippet: More than 3,000 cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed each year in UK, with around 1,000 women dying from it.
article_snippet: Cervical smear tests are used to screen for abnormal cells — and the results may lead to a physical examination (where the cells are examined in situ using a microscope) and then a biopsy.
article_snippet: Although cervical screening — offered to all women over 25 — has led to a large drop in the numbers affected by cervical cancer and in deaths, lesions can be missed and visual examinations can also lead to unnecessary biopsies.
article_snippet: Cervical smear tests are used to screen for abnormal cells — and the results may lead to a physical examination (where the cells are examined in situ using a microscope) and then a biopsy .
article_snippet: Fiona Osgun, Cancer Research UK’s health information officer, said:
article_snippet: ‘The study is at a very early stage and we are a long way from knowing if this technique could diagnose cervical cancer.
article_snippet: Cervical screening is the best way to detect cervical changes early before Cervical screening develop into cancer.
highlights_snippet: More than 3,000 cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed each year in UK .
  