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A third of women don’t go to their cervical screenings - here’s how to make them more comfortable

The Eve Appeal’s research finds a major knowledge gap surrounding cervical screenings ahead of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

The Independent UK

Purchasing HeLa Cells: What You Need to Know

HeLa cells, the world's first immortal human cell line, have played a crucial role in advancing scientific research and biotechnology. Derived from the cervical cancer cells of Henrietta Lacks in 1951, HeLa cells have been indispensable in numerous ...

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6 things you might not know about cervical cancer

Stay informed and take steps to reduce the risk of developing this form of cancer.

The Independent UK

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Teal Health raises $10 million for at-home cervical cancer screening

The Teal wand will allow women to screen for cervical cancer at home.

Fortune

How RFK Jr. drove mistrust of a cancer prevention vaccine - Roll Call

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead HHS has a long history of discounting and peddling misinformation about the HPV vaccine.

Roll Call

72% of women have delayed gynecology visits. Here's why—and what makes it risky

The Harris Poll also found that 50% of women had no idea when to get screened for cervical cancer.

Fortune

HPV: What it is and should you tell your partner?

The infection can cause cancer

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The elimination of cervical cancer in NZ is within reach in our lifetime – but not without funding and a plan

After committing to a global plan to eliminate cervical cancer, New Zealand is lagging behind Australia and other countries in how it manages this preventable disease.

The Conversation

Alarm over dip in cancer screening

Tens of thousands of lives have been saved by screening in the last few years alone.

The Independent UK

Women Empowered To Take Own Cervical Cancer Screening Samples

Learn about the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's draft recommendations for self-collected HPV tests in cervical cancer screening to improve women's he...

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US health panel adds self-testing option for cervical cancer screening

A U.S. health panel says women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening

The Independent UK

Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted among young women, US study finds

A new study has revealed that cervical cancer deaths have strongly declined in the U.S. since 2016, likely due to increased rates of HPV vaccination.

LiveScience

SNP MSP Ruth Maguire will not stand for re-election amid cervical cancer treatment

AN SNP MSP has announced she will take a step back from public duties and not stand for re-election in the Holyrood 2026 as she receives treatment…

The National (Scotland)

Treatment cuts cervical cancer deaths by 40% in ‘biggest breakthrough for decades’

Cervical cancer kills hundreds of women each year according to Cancer Research UK

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The Guardian - UK

New cervical cancer treatment regime ‘cuts risk of dying from disease by 40%’

Process tested in patients over 10-year period involves short course of chemotherapy before chemoradiation

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New self-swab HPV test is an alternative to Pap smears. Here's how it works.

There's a new way to screen for high-risk HPV, a viral infection that can lead to cervical cancer. This alternative method of collecting samples for cervical cancer screening doesn't require a speculum.

Inverse

If You Hate Getting Pap Smears, Here’s Some Extremely Good News

The first self-administered tests for collecting vaginal samples are on the way to health care facilities, making Pap smears more accessible and tolerable.

The Conversation

I’m due for a cervical cancer screening. What can I expect? Can I do it myself? And what happened to Pap smears?

Cervical screening in Australia has changed over the past seven years. The test has changed, and women (and people with a cervix) now have much more choice and control. Here’s why – and what you can expect if you’re aged 25 to 74 and are due for a test.

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Study reveals new ways to find accurate method for cervical cancer screening

The startling fact is that there are 20 times more people with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), another name for precursor lesions in the cervix. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

What to know about cervical cancer – as DIY testing could be rolled out

Lots of people still don’t attend their smear test appointments.

Evening Standard

'Game-changing' home cervical cancer test could be rolled out on NHS

Trial results suggest that test could enable more than 400,000 women each year to undergo screening

The Guardian - UK

Women in England could be offered DIY cervical screening tests on NHS

Research suggests at-home tests could encourage 400,000 more women a year to have a screening

Newslaundry

Ignorance and apathy: Why one Indian woman dies of cervical cancer every 7 minutes

This piece is supported by the Pulitzer Center.

Evening Standard

New home test for cervical cancer developed by London student

Papcup could potentially replace painful smear tests and provides results in just 15 minutes

The Independent UK

More African nations focus on HPV vaccination against cervical cancer, but hesitancy remains

African countries have some of the world's highest rates of cervical cancer

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