On this page, you will find information about the cervical cancer screening programme. If you are between 30 and 60 years old, you will receive an invitation for screening every five or ten years. It will be sent sometime around your birthday.
Every year, around 900 women in the Netherlands learn they have cervical cancer and about 200 women die from the disease. Thanks to the screening, the preliminary stages of cervical cancer can be detected early. In most cases, a preliminary stage of cervical cancer can be successfully treated. Treatment can prevent the development of cervical cancer.
Downloads
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Invitation letter for the cervical cancer screening. 09-11-2021 Invitation letter for the cervical cancer screening. PDF | 405.83 KB
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Screening for cervical cancer: invitation leaflet 16-08-2017 Screening for cervical cancer: invitation leaflet PDF | 1.17 MB
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Screening for cervical cancer: Result leaflet 28-10-2021 Screening for cervical cancer: Result leaflet PDF | 1.07 MB
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Instructions for using the self sampling device 10-03-2023 Instructions for using the self sampling device PDF | 807.34 KB
Contact information
Do you have questions about your invitation, how the screening works, the self-sampling device or other practical matters? Please contact the Centre for Population Screening (Bevolkingsonderzoek Nederland) via www.bevolkingsonderzoeknederland.nl/contact.
Do you have questions about our policy, deciding whether or not to take part or other questions about the screening? Please send an e-mail to cvb@rivm.nl.