Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, ...

From July, women in England aged 25-49 who test negative for human papillomavirus (HPV) will be invited for cervical screening every 5 years instead of every 3 years. NHS England said the updated ...

Women aged 25 to 49 who test negative for human papillomavirus (HPV) will be invited to cervical screening every five years instead of every three, under new NHS guidelines. The change, set to take ...

ALMOST a third of women skip life-saving smear tests – often through fear or embarrassment. But millions of lives could be ...

When I was 21, I received a letter from the NHS inviting me for a routine pap smear – to test for HPV and to check the health of my cervix. Usually the NHS waits until you’re 25 before sending these ...

You can also get screening for bowel cancer every two years if you’re aged 75 or over, but you need to call the bowel cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 6060 and ask for the test, according to the ...

Women who have been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) should be screened for cervical cancer less often, a study has suggested.1 For women vaccinated at young ages, screening just two or ...

One solution could be to offer self-sampling HPV tests so that women could complete cervical screening at home. A 2024 YouScreen trial by King's College London investigated the effectiveness of this ...

The NHS provides a variety of screening programmes for cancer, which aim to identify the disease as early as possible to allow for successful treatment. However, whether it be a mammogram or at-home ...

In Tuesday's Emmerdale, 19-year-old Sarah finds out that she has cervical cancer. (ITV) Cervical cancer often strikes quietly, with no warning signs – a reality that ITV soap Emmerdale brings to light ...

Period blood test ‘could offer less invasive alternative’ to current cervical cancer screening approaches, a study has ...