The first phase of a programme offering HPV self-sampling kits to women who are overdue cervical screening will run across 22 ...

Scotland pilots self-sampling HPV kits for women over 30 in NHS Ayrshire, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and Lothian, aiming to boost cervical ...

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 ...

Jade Goody left behind two sons when she died aged just 27 in 2009 after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, but her story ...

Cervical screenings are key to spotting cell abnormalities and HPV (responsible for 99% of cervical cancers) early, preventing any changes from turning into cancer. Since 1964, these screenings have ...

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 ...

During Cervical Cancer Awareness Week, NewsMedical spoke with Tim Simpson, General Manager for the UK and Ireland at Hologic, a leader in women's health technology. Hologic is renowned for pioneering ...

Testing period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be a new and accurate way of screening for the disease, new research suggests. A new study has found a blood sample strip used on a standard ...

Study from New Zealand was of particular benefit to Mori and under-screened women ...