UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) assesses evidence and makes recommendations to the 4 UK governments about population screening programmes. UK NSC looked at the starting age for cervical cancer screening in 2012. They recommended not to invite women for cervical screening until the age of 25. Evidence shows that the chance of developing cervical cancer if a woman has never had sex is low.
Definition of island for Students. 1  1 : an area of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent. 2  2 : something like an island in its isolation We have a counter island in our kitchen.
Noun. 1. subcontinent-a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent. Greenland, Gronland, Kalaallit Nunaat-the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark.. a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India. 2. a large landmass, as Greenland, that is smaller than any of the usu. recognized continents. [1860â65]. sub`conâ¢tiâ¢nenâ²tal (-tnËÉn tl) adj.