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Nearly five million women have missed their latest smear test - see areas with lowest rates

Cervical Screening Awareness Week has urged those eligible to book their tests, as approximately 99.8 percent of cervical cancer cases are preventable.

Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2022

Smear tests and cervical cancer prevention: Results, what happens and all you need to know

A health professional has shared the answers to questions she is often asked about smear tests

Liverpool Echo · Jun 27, 2022

Ex-SAFC players' football fundraiser for Sunderland duo who died of cancer

Amber Rose Cliff passed away after a four-year battle with cervical cancer in 2017, while Andrew Nicholas died in October last year from a brain tumour.

Chronicle Live · Jun 24, 2022

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Cervical cancer symptom you can smell - discharge odour could be sign of illness

Cervical cancer develops from abnormal cell changes in the cervix. Unusual discharge that has an odour is a key indicator you may be at risk

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022

More than quarter of a million Greater Manchester women miss their cervical cancer screenings - why it's important, according to experts

Nationally, those invited to screening who had a test in the previous three years, as of March last year, was at the lowest level since records began in 2002

Manchester Evening News · Jun 23, 2022

Expert explains why cervical screening is important - and symptoms to look out for

Data shows that less Scots women are choosing to get their scheduled cervical screening.

Daily Record · Jun 23, 2022

'My life was ripped apart after my wife's death - others can be saved'

After his wife Elke tragically passed away, Peter Johnson found five letters inviting her to cervical screenings

Manchester Evening News · Jun 23, 2022

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Love Island's Amy Hart concerns fans with update as biopsy finds 'high grade cells'

Amy urged her followers to get tested if they are concerned as it is Cervical Cancer Awareness Week.

Daily Record · Jun 22, 2022

How enduring use of 150-year-old speculum puts women off smear tests

The medical tool used for smear tests has essentially remained unchanged since its invention in the 1840s, writes Sirena Bergman

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

‘I just ignored the pile of letters’: As cervical cancer rates rise why are women avoiding smear tests?

Sophie Gallagher asks – is the ‘Jade Goody effect’ a distant memory?

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2022: Why are smear tests important and what can you expect?

In the UK, 1 in 4 people invited for a smear test don’t go to their appointment.

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2022

NHS Lanarkshire consultant urges women to get their smear as it could save lives

The move comes during Cervical Screening Awareness Week, from June 20 to 26, which urges more women to have a smear test.

Daily Record · Jun 20, 2022

Whickham mum joins Love Island star Amber Gill on Jordan trek for cervical cancer charity

Tracey Virgo was inspired to take on an epic charity trek across the Jordanian desert after her own experience with abnormal smears

Chronicle Live · Jun 19, 2022

Back pain and other red flags that could be a sign of cervical cancer

In the UK, 99.8% of cervical cancer cases are preventable

Wales Online · Jun 17, 2022

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Manchester Evening News · Jun 13, 2022

I’m a gynaecologist and here are the answers to the most common questions I get asked about smear tests

Can you request to have an earlier smear before 25? Can you have sex before a smear test?

The Independent UK · May 31, 2022

Cervical screening every five years ‘prevents as many cancers as every three’

The finding came from a study of 1.3 million women in England.

The Conversation · May 31, 2022

What are HeLa cells? A cancer biologist explains

In an amazing twist of fate, the aggressive cervical cancer tumor that killed Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year old African American mother, became an essential tool that helped the biomedical field flourish in the 20th century. As a cancer researcher who uses HeLa cells in my everyday work, even I sometimes…

Daily Record · May 30, 2022

HPV symptoms to look for after Love Island's Shaughna Phillips shares diagnosis

Here’s everything you need to know about what HPV and cervical cancer is and why smear tests are so important.

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Daily Mirror · May 30, 2022

Love Island's Shaughna Phillips tests positive for HPV - symptoms to look out for

Love Island star Shaughna Phillips has opened up about testing positive for HPV - here’s everything you need to know about what it is and the symptoms to look out for

Chronicle Live · May 26, 2022

Inside Gateshead Queen Elizabeth Hospital's £12m pathology lab that does millions of NHS tests each year

At the QE in Gateshead, a state-of-the-art lab carries out millions of vital tests each year.

The Conversation · May 23, 2022

Cancer groundshot: Access to proven treatments must parallel development of new therapies

Where should investment be made today in order to save the maximum number of lives from cancer tomorrow? That is the underlying principle behind the “cancer groundshot” philosophy.

Daily Mirror · May 23, 2022

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ester Dee reveals horror cervical cancer scare

Following years of failing to attend routine smear tests, the Czech-born mum-of-one has confessed to being furious with herself for putting off the life-saving screening for so long and has recently undergone surgery to remove pre-cancerous cells from her cervix

Daily Record · May 18, 2022

Lanarkshire nurse fighting for formal investigation over devastating cancer diagnosis

having complained of heavy, irregular and abnormal bleeding, the 28-year-old has now lost her fertility

Dynamite News · May 17, 2022

Medical Research: Cervical cancer screening is less common in gender minorities

According to a new study, sexual minority individuals, whose sexual orientation differs from societal norms, were less likely to have undergone cervical cancer screening tests than heterosexual counterparts. Read full research on Dynamite News:

Daily Mirror · May 14, 2022

Woman's life saved by smear test as she's diagnosed with cancer despite no symptoms

Tania Taylor faced a cancer-sized life roadblock last year when a routine smear test came back positive for cervical cancer. Now, she's encouraging women to get tested

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