English: I find it very concerning that the decision to extend the time between cervical cancer screenings from three to five years wasn't given the right, careful promotion that was needed to ensure that half of the population of Wales were educated properly on these hugely significant changes. The way that the news was broken to women the length and breadth of our country was shameful, with a snappy headline on social media that ensued panic. That's not a bad use of the word; there was panic amongst women and families across Wales because, as Mr Sargeant pointed out earlier, we have been educated for years on the timing and how significant it is at catching cervical cancer as early as possible. The lack of information following from that snappy headline just assumed everyone knew why this was happening, that everyone would know the move was due to a positive development in science, rather than an alarming extension of two years where women would be unable to be screened as they previously were and any cancerous cells would not be picked up. People know full well that when you're diagnosed can mean the difference between life and death - that's how we've been educated. The lack of information from this Government and Public Health Wales on such an important development and change caused anxiety and distress across our nation, worried about developing cervical cancer and not catching it in time. And for families as well there was panic, particularly those who have lost people to cervical cancer. It brings me some comfort that both Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust and Cancer Research UK are in support of this change, as outlined today. But this and the reasons for it need to be brought to women's attention. Due to the communication being so appalling on this, I must admit my own panic initially when hearing the news. And I can recall the awful situation that Jade Goody endured whilst suffering from cervical cancer, who was a former Big Brother celebrity, for those who don't know. She had a horrendous time from not catching it early enough; she didn't go to her screenings. And as result she lost - oh, it makes me sad - her life, and left behind her two young boys. It was quite emotive. Sorry, I don't mean to cry, but it was quite an emotive campaign and period of time, and what happened from that, the result, was that many, many women, who hadn't even thought about it - it hadn't even been on their radar - came forward and were tested. It was very traumatising at the time, and, obviously, it still rings true. But she was very brave, and used her celebrity status for good, taking everyone on that journey with her until her sad death. It shook a lot of women into action, and the take-up for cervical smears increased substantially. The publicity campaign that followed was a huge success, and I ask that this Welsh Government look at doing something similar. It is clear that a substantial public awareness campaign is needed now, particularly given the clear message from over a million people signing a petition opposing this change. This tells me there are countless more women out there needing to know about the reasons for this change from three to five years still. An apology from Public Health Wales was great, but there will be many women out there who won't have seen that one social media post and will still not understand why these significant changes have happened and what they mean. When the reasons for change were relayed to me, it brought me some comfort initially - not totally, because there are examples, as has been posted on social media, as I'm sure others have seen. There are people who still will slip through the net because, with the change, some people will develop those cancerous cells in that time frame that will be missed. But, for the majority, this technological advance will mean that HPV cells will be detected sooner, and that is very welcome. And it will mean for the majority of people that they will have now longer gaps between screenings, which is absolutely fine. We must make absolutely sure that this is not a cost-cutting exercise though, as Jack said, and that it will be 100 per cent safe to do this. Minister, there are still a lot of concerns, as the virus can, as I said earlier, lay dormant for many years and present no sign or symptom of infection. And although I've seen many e-mails regarding cervical cancer screening from constituents over the last fortnight, one in particular caught my attention. It was from a woman aged 30 who had developed stage 1 cervical cancer, which had thankfully been picked up on her third smear test. If that test would have been delayed another two years further, the cancer would have likely developed and it could have been either infertility for her or death. There is a lot of work still to be done -
Welsh: Rwy'n bryderus iawn nad oedd y penderfyniad i ymestyn yr amser rhwng sgriniadau canser ceg y groth o dair i bum mlynedd wedi ei hyrwyddo yn y ffordd gywir a gofalus roedd ei hangen i sicrhau bod hanner poblogaeth Cymru yn cael eu haddysgu'n briodol ar y newidiadau hynod arwyddocaol hyn. Roedd y ffordd y torrwyd y newyddion i fenywod ar hyd a lled ein gwlad yn gywilyddus, gyda phennawd bachog ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol yn arwain at banig. Nid yw hwnnw'n ddefnydd gwael o'r gair; cafwyd panig ymhlith menywod a theuluoedd ledled Cymru oherwydd, fel y nododd Mr Sargeant yn gynharach, cawsom ein dysgu ers blynyddoedd am yr amseru a pha mor bwysig yw yn dal canser ceg y groth cyn gynted â phosibl. Roedd y diffyg gwybodaeth a ddilynodd y pennawd bachog hwnnw'n rhagdybio bod pawb yn gwybod pam fod hyn yn digwydd, y byddai pawb yn gwybod bod y newid yn digwydd o ganlyniad i ddatblygiad cadarnhaol mewn gwyddoniaeth, yn hytrach nag estyniad brawychus o ddwy flynedd pan na fyddai modd sgrinio menywod fel y caent eu sgrinio'n flaenorol a phan na fyddai celloedd canser yn cael eu canfod. Mae pobl yn gwybod yn iawn, pan fyddwch yn cael diagnosis, y gall hynny olygu'r gwahaniaeth rhwng bywyd a marwolaeth - dyna sut y cawsom ein dysgu. Achosodd y diffyg gwybodaeth gan y Llywodraeth hon ac Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru ar ddatblygiad a newid mor bwysig bryder a gofid ar draws ein gwlad, a phryder am ddatblygu canser ceg y groth a pheidio â'i ddal mewn pryd. Ac i deuluoedd hefyd roedd panig, yn enwedig y rhai sydd wedi colli pobl i ganser ceg y groth. Mae'n dod â rhywfaint o gysur i mi fod Ymddiriedolaeth Canser Ceg y Groth Jo a Cancer Research UK yn cefnogi'r newid hwn, fel yr amlinellir heddiw. Ond mae angen tynnu sylw menywod at hyn a'r rhesymau drosto. Oherwydd bod y cyfathrebu mor warthus ar hyn, rhaid imi gyfaddef fy mhanig fy hun i ddechrau wrth glywed y newyddion. A gallaf gofio'r sefyllfa ofnadwy a ddioddefodd Jade Goody, un o gyn sêr Big Brother i'r rhai nad ydynt yn gwybod, tra'n dioddef o ganser ceg y groth. Cafodd amser erchyll o fod wedi methu ei ddal yn ddigon cynnar; nid aeth i'w sgriniadau. Ac o ganlyniad bu farw - o, mae'n fy nhristau - gan adael ei dau fachgen ifanc ar ôl. Roedd yn emosiynol iawn. Mae'n ddrwg gennyf, nid wyf am grio, ond roedd yn ymgyrch a chyfnod emosiynol, a'r hyn a ddigwyddodd o hynny, o ganlyniad, oedd bod nifer fawr o fenywod, nad oeddent hyd yn oed wedi meddwl amdano - nid oedd wedi bod ar eu radar hyd yn oed - wedi mynd i gael eu profi. Roedd yn drawmatig iawn ar y pryd, ac yn amlwg, mae'n dal i fod felly. Ond roedd hi'n ddewr iawn, a defnyddiodd ei statws fel seren er daioni, ac aeth â phawb ar y daith honno gyda hi tan ei marwolaeth drist. Fe barodd i lawer o fenywod weithredu, a chynyddodd y nifer a aeth am brawf ceg y groth yn sylweddol. Roedd yr ymgyrch gyhoeddusrwydd a ddilynodd yn llwyddiant ysgubol, a gofynnaf i Lywodraeth Cymru ystyried gwneud rhywbeth tebyg. Mae'n amlwg fod angen ymgyrch sylweddol i godi ymwybyddiaeth y cyhoedd yn awr, yn enwedig o ystyried y neges glir yn sgil y ffaith bod dros filiwn o bobl wedi llofnodi deiseb yn gwrthwynebu'r newid hwn. Mae hyn yn dweud wrthyf fod llawer iawn mwy o fenywod allan yno o hyd sydd angen gwybod y rhesymau am y newid hwn o dair i bum mlynedd. Roedd ymddiheuriad gan Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru yn wych, ond bydd llawer o fenywod allan yno na fyddant wedi gweld yr un postiad hwnnw ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol a byddant yn dal i fethu deall pam y mae'r newidiadau arwyddocaol hyn wedi digwydd a'r hyn a olygant. Pan gafodd y rhesymau dros newid eu rhoi i mi, daeth â pheth cysur i mi ar y dechrau - nid yn gyfan gwbl, oherwydd ceir enghreifftiau, fel y gwelwyd ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol, fel y mae eraill wedi'u gweld, rwy'n siŵr. Mae yna bobl sy'n dal i lithro drwy'r rhwyd oherwydd, gyda'r newid, bydd rhai pobl yn datblygu celloedd canseraidd na chaiff eu canfod o fewn y ffrâm amser honno. Ond i'r mwyafrif, bydd y datblygiad technolegol hwn yn golygu y bydd celloedd HPV yn cael eu canfod yn gynt, ac mae hynny i'w groesawu'n fawr. A bydd yn golygu i'r rhan fwyaf o bobl y bydd ganddynt fylchau hwy yn awr rhwng sgriniadau, sy'n hollol iawn. Ond mae'n rhaid inni sicrhau'n bendant nad ymarfer torri costau yw hwn, fel y dywedodd Jack, ac y bydd hi 100 y cant yn ddiogel inni wneud hyn. Weinidog, mae llawer o bryderon o hyd, oherwydd fel y dywedais yn gynharach, gall y feirws orwedd yn segur am flynyddoedd lawer heb fod unrhyw arwydd na symptom o haint. Ac er fy mod wedi gweld llawer o negeseuon e-bost ynghylch sgrinio canser serfigol gan etholwyr dros y pythefnos diwethaf, daliodd un yn arbennig fy sylw. Daeth gan fenyw 30 oed a oedd wedi datblygu canser ceg y groth cam 1, a oedd, diolch byth, wedi ei ganfod yn ei thrydydd prawf ceg y groth. Pe bai'r prawf hwnnw wedi'i ohirio am ddwy flynedd arall, mae'n debyg y byddai'r canser wedi datblygu a gallai fod wedi ei gwneud yn anffrwythlon neu ei lladd. Mae llawer o waith i'w wneud o hyd -