New plans have been announced to shake up the way cervical cancer risk is detected in England: at-home HPV testing kits are set to be offered to women who have missed their cervical smear test ...

AT- HOME cervical screening tests could be rolled out in England from as early as next year, health chiefs have announced. The move could “revolutionise access” to screening and help eliminate ...

The C word, or the double C word in this case, is scary. But why when 99.8% of cervical cancer cases in the UK are preventable, according to Cancer Research UK, are we so reluctant to have our routine ...

Smear tests could soon become a thing of the past, following the development of a new urine test. The non-invasive test could help save thousands of lives by detecting women's risk of cervical cancer ...

A SMEAR test is something almost every woman in the UK will experience at some point – but the thought of a cervical screening test fills some with fear or embarrassment. As cervical screening ...

Smear test uptake in England has fallen to a record low, with a third of woman now shunning the check that can spot the earliest signs of cervical cancer. NHS Digital data today revealed that only ...

A mother-of-one is urging people to ensure they have regular cervical screenings, saying that the routine test "truly saved my life". Ali Alcock from Corwen, Denbighshire, said the test led to her ...

Most people with symptoms that could be due to cancer start by contacting their GP surgery. Your first appointment may be a telephone appointment. Your GP surgery then might arrange for you to go in ...

A 26-year-old woman who died from cervical cancer after being told she was too young for a smear test is inspiring a campaign to lower the age for cancer checks. Dawn Weston's devastated husband has ...

In the UK, up to nine women a day are diagnosed with cervical cancer. On average, a third of these women lose their lives to the disease. The peak ages for this type of cancer are 30 to 34 and the ...

Read on for symptoms of cervical cancer and who's most at risk of the disease AT- HOME cervical screening tests could be rolled out in England from as early as next year, health chiefs have announced.