As concerning new data shows falling take-up for NHS cancer screening Gem Sofianos says the smear test ‘can be uncomfortable ...

As Christmas approaches, everyone searches for the perfect gift to give their loved ones. From the ideal bag to a ...

Stop by Trader Joe’s to pick up something simple for lunch (pre-packaged salad and a yogurt) as well as a dessert to bring to another friend’s ... had an abnormal pap smear recently so I ...

HPV screening — rather than a pap smear — is more effective at detecting cervical cancer, according to a US task force Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

People are accepting of and prefer self-testing for human papilloma virus (HPV), rather than having a clinician-led cervical smear test, but there is a lack of knowledge about the new cervical ...

In November, a damning report into the Southern Trust's cervical smear programme told of a prolonged history of screener underperformance and a failure to manage it appropriately.A review was ...

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 ...

many women have been screened for cervical cancer with cervical cytology – also known as Pap tests or Pap smears – in which cells from the cervix are collected and checked for signs of cancer.

The findings of a major review into more than 17,000 women's smear tests in the Southern Health ... Today, upon completion of the Cervical Cytology Review, Dr Stephen Austin, Southern Trust ...

Between 1975 and 2022, to 6.8 cervical cancer cases per 100,000 women per year were 6.8 cases in 2022 compared to 13.9 cases per 100,000 women each year in 1975, the Times reported. Pap smears ...

"Smears being misread, people not being held to account, screeners not being managed properly - all of this is affecting real people." The review of cervical screening in the trust looked at two ...