A radical shake-up will see tests mailed out to women in England who have not attended screening appointments so they can self-swab for cancer-causing high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) The kits contain a swab, which is used to collect a sample from the vagina, and this is then posted back to NHS labs for free. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A radical shake-up will see tests mailed out to women in England who have not attended screening appointments so they can self-swab for cancer-causing high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV)S1

• The kits contain a swab, which is used to collect a sample from the vagina, and this is then posted back to NHS labs for free.S2