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Concern over women's cancer screening uptake

22nd March 2012 - Women are offered NHS screening for breast cancer and cervical cancer, but new figures show that while numbers attending breast screening have risen slightly in England, a downward trend is emerging for cervical cancer. There was a big rise in women attending cervical cancer screen
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Regular cervical screening boosts chances of survival and cure

Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that develops in a woman’s cervix. The cervix is the lower part of the womb, which opens into the vagina. Cervical screening is a way doctors can spot early changes in the cervix. It’s not a test for cancer, but there’s good evidence that it can help prevent cervi
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Cervical cancer: Low screening uptake

23rd January 2012 - New figures out today show women over 50 are rejecting smear tests because they believe they're unnecessary and irrelevant. At the start of national Cervical Cancer Prevention Week the results of a survey for Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust show nearly one in three of the women questi
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One in five women don't attend smear tests

24th November 2011 - New figures on NHS cervical cancer screening in England show one in five women don't take up their invitations to have smear tests. The charity Jo's Trust says more worrying is that for under 35s, more than one in three do not go for smear tests. The charity says three women die
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Is this the end of the cervical smear test?

Cervical cancer kills nearly 1,000 women per year in the UK. Almost all cases are caused by HPV, which is passed through sexual contact. Although HPV infections often clear up on their own, they can sometimes damage cells in the cervix, which can lead to cancer. The number of women dying from cervic
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Cervical cancer charity praise for Eastenders storyline

23rd August 2011 - A charity's helpline has been receiving extra calls after Tanya Jessop received her cervical cancer diagnosis in Eastenders last week. The soap's team and the actress who plays Tanya, Jo Joyner, met with the cervical cancer charity Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust to research the part.
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Inflexible jobs affect cervical cancer screening

24th January 2011 - Inflexible employers and a lack of after work cervical screening appointments could be putting women at risk, according to new research. A YouGov survey has found a lack of appointment choice at surgeries and difficulty taking time off work is a factor in them delaying or even mi
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HPV testing could reduce number of smears

10th November 2010 --Women who’ve had the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, introduced in 2008 to protect against cervical cancer, could need only two cervical screening (‘smear’) tests during their life, according to new calculations being presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI
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Home testing kits could boost screening for cervical cancer

Cervical cancer kills nearly 1,000 women a year in the UK. Almost all cases are caused by HPV, which is passed on through sex. Although HPV infections often clear up on their own, they can sometimes damage cells in the cervix, which can lead to cancer. Since 2008, young girls in the UK have been vac
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New guidance on cervical cancer in young women

3rd March 2010 - Women aged between 20 and 24 who visit their doctor because of abnormal vaginal bleeding should be given a full examination, under new guidelines issued today by the Department of Health. The Department’s Advisory Committee on Cervical Screening found that women who saw their GP wit
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