Pop-Up Pap Test Clinic

This is definitely not your usual pop-up shop. For anyone with a cervix, a one-day only Pop-Up Pap Test Clinic is being offered on Jan. 29 by St. Joseph’s Health Care London, in collaboration with the South West Regional Cancer Program. No appointment necessary. Being held during Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, it’s the first such clinic of its kind being offered to the general public in the London area and it’s hoped it will become a model for additional pop-up clinics across the region.

The media’s assistance in helping to promote this important clinic before Jan. 29 would be greatly appreciated. Each year, about 1,550 Canadians are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 400 will die from it. Yet cervical cancer can most often be prevented with regular cervical screening (pap test) and follow-up of abnormal results.

Most cervical cancers are found in individuals who have never been screened or who have not been screened regularly, as recommended by Ontario’s cervical screening guidelines. Screening is usually performed by health care providers in the community. However, with one in five Canadians – about 6.5 million people – currently without a family doctor, many individuals are likely missing out on this important aspect of preventative care.  The Pop-Up Pap Test Clinic on Jan. 29 at St. Joseph’s Hospital makes it easy to get a pap test.

Please see the attached media release.  On St. Joseph’s website, read a fulsome story, including more about Tiffany Lukas and her experience with cervical cancer screening, along with details on the importance of screening.