DIY smear tests sound great – but a gynaecological exam could save your life
Letters: Readers respond toEmma Beddington’s article about having the option of at-home smear tests
DIY smear tests are on their way? I’ll be first in the queue
Emma Beddington
I’m sure they’ll be tricky, given how much I struggled with lateral flow tests. But anything beats having to involve another human being, writes Emma Beddington
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
June 2024
Women urged to accept NHS cervical screening invitations
NHS England says its ambition to wipe disease out by 2040 relies on more under-50s coming forward
March 2024
Fair Access
India gets its own HPV vaccine to stop 70,000 women dying of cervical cancer a year
It has taken 18 years for India to produce its own affordable version to tackle the country’s second-biggest cause of cancer deaths among women
February 2024
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‘I wish I’d had someone like me to talk to’: the mothers helping fight cervical cancer in Malawi
Indian model Poonam Pandey fakes death to raise cervical cancer awareness
January 2024
US cancer death rates down but younger Americans see rise in certain cancers
Cervical and colorectal cancer rates have increased for Americans younger than 55, and people of color have higher death rates than whites
November 2023
‘A golden opportunity’: screening and jabs give hope of ending cervical cancer
NHS England boss to say cervical cancer can be eliminated by 2040
October 2023
Already approved drugs could cut risk of cervical cancer return, study finds
Trial involved short course of induction chemotherapy before standard chemoradiation treatment
May 2023
Microwave device could be less invasive treatment for HPV-caused cancers
Researchers seeking alternative to cutting or burning away affected cells turn to device used on verrucas
April 2023
A common condition
‘Time we put an end to it’: the Bangladeshi women fighting their silent killer
A group of Bangladesh’s health workers are working to reach women in some of the country’s most isolated places, to fight back against stigma of cervical cancer
March 2023
Women in England with advanced cervical cancer to be offered new treatment
Immunotherapy drug will be available for incurable forms of disease on NHS after approval
February 2023
Fair Access
Jamaica’s women let down by failure of cervical cancer vaccine drive
Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 amid rising HPV vaccination rates
January 2023
Proportion of women in England not screened for cervical cancer at 10-year high
The ‘virgin speculum’: proof that medicine is still rife with outrageous myths about women
Jenny Halpern Prince
October 2022
‘A celebrity? Only if you like niche maths videos on the internet’: Hannah Fry on cancer, Covid and the science of love
Scientists develop more accurate predictive test for cervical cancer
