Women in England who have consistently missed their cervical screening appointments will soon be offered the option of performing DIY tests at home, in a significant move aimed at boosting uptake and ...

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 ...

NHSX has announced the launch of a new cloud-based IT system for cervical screening in England. The initiative has been welcomed by charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, which said it was necessary for ...

Most women support the rollout of at-home cervical screening to overcome the embarrassment of having the intimate test in a clinic, a study has revealed. The NHS offers cervical screening tests – ...

A study of 1.3 million women in England has provided evidence to support the extension of cervical cancer screening intervals from three years to five years for those that have a negative screen ...

The NHS cervical screening programme is working well and preventing deaths, but is labour and resource intensive - around 1,000 women need to be screened for 35 years to prevent one death, say ...

The UK recommends that women start having screening tests for cervical cancer at age 25, though the age of initiating these tests in other countries varies widely. Suggestions that the age should be ...

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 ...

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