Erica Donnelly, Jessica Tse, Jack Latham The BBC spoke to six people – including Erica, Jessica and Jack – who have had their first cervical screening in the last six months People not knowing about options to make their cervical screening easier and more comfortable is “costing lives”, a cancer charity warned last month. To … Read more
Getty Images Cervical screening tests save thousands of lives each year in the UK, but many women do not take up invitations for screenings A knowledge gap around cervical screenings is currently “costing lives”, a cancer charity says. The Eve Appeal says more women need to know they can ask for adjustments to their cervical … Read more
Science Photo Library A further 11 women’s slides were found to have pre-cancerous changes in the cells when reviewed Eight women whose smear tests were misread by screeners went on to develop cancer, a major review into cervical screening at the Southern Health Trust has found. A further 11 women’s slides were found to have … Read more
BBC Dorothy Masasa is one of the thousands of women diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in Malawi Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon, her baby securely strapped on her back. Just six months ago the 39-year-old, originally from southern Malawi’s Thyolo district, was in Kenya for life-saving radiotherapy. … Read more
12 hours ago By Aileen Moynagh & Marie-Louise Connolly, BBC News NI health team Getty Images A small number of biomedical scientists are being investigated following fitness to practise concerns relating to cervical screening in the Southern Trust, BBC News NI understands. In October 2023, it emerged smear tests of more than 17,000 women in the trust … Read more
England began vaccinating teenage girls in 2008 and results show it is paying off. Source link
The Southern Health Trust says the move is not out of concern but to provide extra assurance. Source link
Jabs are to be offered in libraries and sports venues to improve access, the boss of NHS England will say. Source link
Using existing drugs differently may be the biggest treatment breakthrough for decades, say scientists. Source link
It is part of a major review of cervical screening in Northern Ireland, dating back to 2008. Source link