Doctor begs women to attend smear tests: ‘Cervical cancer is preventable’ GP urges women to ‘not feel ashamed’ about gynaecological health: ‘This could save your lives’ The Independent UK · Sep 27
One shot or two? Latest HPV vaccine schedule guidance as ‘significant shift’ looms About 90% of cervical cancer and anal cancers are attributed to HPV infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Independent UK · Sep 26
6 Vaccines Indian Adults Need That Most People Wrongly Assume Are Only for Children Tetanus: The Booster Most Adults Have Never TakenThe primary tetanus series you received as a child protects you for roughly ten years. After that, the immunity drops below protective levels. A 2019 study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research found that tetanus cases in India disproportionately affect adults… Times Life · Sep 10
Why Indians Pay for Full-Body Scans and Skip the Cancer Screening Tests That Actually Work The Scan That Finds Everything Except What Will Kill YouWalk into any corporate diagnostic centre in Mumbai, Bengaluru, or Delhi and you will find a "Full Body Scan" package priced between ₹8,000 and ₹40,000. It typically includes a whole-body CT or PET-CT, a battery of blood panels, and a chest… Times Life · Sep 10
Swedish Registry Study of Three Million Women Ties HPV to Slightly Higher Odds of Heart Disease A study of nearly 500,000 HPV-positive Swedish women found a 7 percent higher heart disease risk. Researchers say not to be unduly concerned. Medical Daily · Sep 4
Nearly One in Three American Women in Their Twenties Has Never Been Screened for Cervical Cancer A JAMA Network Open study finds never-screening for cervical cancer rose sharply from 2005 to 2023, reaching 31.9% of women aged 21 to 29. Medical Daily · Aug 31
HPV home-testing kits: How do they work and will I get one? Latest figures from NHS England show only 68.8 per cent of eligible women are up to date with cervical screening The Independent UK · Aug 26
NHS England to offer women ‘gamechanging’ free home testing kits for cervical cancer NHS has target of eliminating the cancer by 2040, but up to 4 million eligible women are not up to date with screening The Guardian - UK · Aug 25
Millions of women to be invited to order at-home cervical screening kits 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. Evening Standard · Aug 24
Millions of women in England to receive ‘game-changing’ at-home HPV testing kits Eligible women aged between 30 and 65 will be sent invitations through the NHS app, text message, email or by letter The Independent UK · Aug 24
Experts respond to claims that smear tests use ‘cancer-causing’ chemicals More than 3,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in the UK The Independent UK · Aug 20
Snooki admits hysterectomy recovery has been 'awful' Snooki star underwent the operation - in which she had her uterus and cervix surgically removed - in July, after being diagnosed with stage one cervical cancer at the beginning of the year. BANG Premier · Aug 20
All aboard the cervical screening bus: how NHS clinic-on-wheels is saving lives Exclusive: With no appointment needed and a relaxed environment, bus clinic encourages more women to be checked The Guardian - UK · Aug 17
Medical Daily · Aug 10 Cervical Cancer Screening Methods Vary Sharply Across Community Health Centers, Analysis Finds A study of community health centers in Washington and Idaho found uninsured and rural patients were less likely to receive HPV co-testing.
Times Life · Aug 6 The HPV Vaccine Prevents Cervical Cancer, So Why Are Indian Parents Still Saying No? What the HPV vaccine actually does inside the bodyThe vaccine does not treat an existing infection. It trains the immune system to recognise and destroy the human papillomavirus before it can establish itself. Two strains, HPV 16 and HPV 18, cause roughly 70 percent of all cervical cancer cases globally.…
Medical Daily · Aug 5 Self-Collected HPV Tests Detected Precancerous Cervical Changes with High Accuracy in a New Review A new meta-analysis found self-collected HPV samples detect precancerous cervical changes with high sensitivity. Here is what it shows.
Times Life · Aug 5 Cervical Cancer Is Almost Entirely Preventable. So Why Does It Still Kill So Many Women in India Numbers That Should Not ExistEvery eight minutes, an Indian woman dies of cervical cancer. That figure comes from ICMR data published in its National Cancer Registry Programme report, and it has not moved in the direction it should. India records roughly 1.25 lakh new cervical cancer cases annually and accounts…
BANG Premier · Aug 1 Snooki undergoes hysterectomy after cancer diagnosis Snooki has been keeping her social media followers updated on her health journey after being diagnosed with stage one cervical cancer at the beginning of the year.
The Independent UK · Jul 31 Strictly winner shares smear test update after ‘high-grade cell changes’ Strictly Come Dancing winner Ellie Leach has shared a health update after undergoing a smear test, which checks the health of the cervix and helps prevent cervical cancer.
Medical Daily · Jul 31 Two New Studies Show More Women Complete Cervical Cancer Screening When Self-Collection Is Offered Two new studies found that more women completed cervical cancer screening when offered HPV self-collection. Here is where it is authorized in the US.
Evening Standard · Jul 23 Sky Sports News presenter Jo Wilson reveals she was 'wrongly told' her cervical cancer had returned The journalist was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer in September 2022
Medical Daily · Jul 14 Global Cancer Cases Could Reach 35 Million a Year by 2050 as Population Growth and Aging Drive a 67% Surge Global Cancer Statistics 2026 projects 34 million cancer cases by 2050, a 67% increase. Nearly 21 million cases in 2024, 9.8 million deaths. Lung cancer remains the top killer.
MyLifeXP · Jul 8 Does the Cervical Cancer Vaccine Cause Skin Side Effects? The Facts Explained A quick sting in the arm, a little soreness, and then you're done that's how most people expect a vaccination to go. But if you've heard stories online about skin rashes or other reactions after the HPV vaccine, it's natural to wonder whether they're true. Could a vaccine designed to…
Medical Daily · Jul 2 The HPV Vaccine Has Cut Cervical Cancer by 87% in Three Countries: Here Is Why That Outcome Is Under Threat The HPV vaccine cut invasive cervical cancer by 86–88% in three countries with long-term data. Here's what CIDRAP calls the strongest prevention evidence in modern medicine — and the threat it faces.