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New self-test makes it easier than ever to screen for cervical cancer. So how does it work?

Australia is the first country to use the new test as part of an organised national program to improve screening rates

The Guardian - AU

DIY cervical cancer test a 'game changer'

A cervical cancer do-it-yourself test is now available in Australia allowing more women to privately administer their own swabs in a GP clinic.

AAP

AstraZeneca Says Imfinzi/Chemo Combo Shows Promising Action In Late-Stage Lung Cancer Study

AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) announced high-level results from a planned interim analysis of the AEGEAN Phase 3 trial of Imfinzi (durvalumab) combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that Imfinzi plus neoadjuvant chemo before surgery demonstrated a statistically significant and meaningful improvement in pathologic complete…

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Young mum told she had 'nothing to worry about' just weeks before cervical cancer found

Elizabeth Ham, 34, is now urging other women to attend all their smear tests even if they are confident nothing is wrong, after she managed to detect the signs early on

Daily Mirror

Cervical cancer symptoms found in the legs you should never ignore

Cervical cancer incidence is related to age, with the highest incidence rates being in the 30 to 34 age group. Early signs can include unusual bleeding but when the disease has spread it is known to affect the legs

Daily Mirror

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

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

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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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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‘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?

Evening Standard

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.

Daily Record

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.

Chronicle Live

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

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Wales Online

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

Manchester Evening News

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

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

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

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.

Daily Mirror

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

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.

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