smear test
- Yahoo Life UK
Chrissy Teigen reminds women not to skip their smear test during coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on cervical screening.
- Yahoo Life UK
Urine test could mark the end of smear tests
A trial has found that a urine test is just as accurate at detecting the HPV virus.
- The Independent
Smear test: Fear, pain and misunderstanding keep women from undergoing a life-saving procedure
In March 2009, when reality television star Jade Goody died of cervical cancer at the age of 27, it sent shockwaves around the country. Today, 10 years on from Goody’s death, the number of women going for their routine cervical screening test is at a 20-year low. Data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that over one in four women eligible for a screening do not make an appointment after receiving their reminder letter.
- Yahoo Life UK
Why it's time to reboot Jade Goody's cervical smear test legacy
Cervical smear test intake rose immediately after Jade's death, but is now at a 20 year low.
- Yahoo Life UK
Why people are calling to ditch the term 'smear test'
The term no longer accurately reflects the process.
- Cosmo
Do you know what a smear test actually detects?
New research reveals a LOT of women are in the dark about the purpose of a smear test.
Yahoo Life UKCara Delevingne's sister Chloe undergoes smear test on live TV
Viewers are calling her "brave".
- Yahoo Life UK
Theresa May gets real about her own smear test experience
The PM opened up about her smear test experience during PMQs
- Cosmo
Michelle Keegan vlogged her smear test to prove there's nothing to be worried about
"It was really quick, really easy. It wasn't painful at all."
- Reuters
Body shame is preventing young women from attending their smear tests
A third of women say embarrassment has stopped them attending their smear test.
- Yahoo Life UK
These women are giving the speculum a long overdue reboot
Is your smear about to get a whole lot better?
- Marie-Claire Dorking
Why Women Are Putting Off Or Avoiding Their Smear Tests
What do you do when your smear test reminder plops through your letterbox? If it’s the latter you’re certainly not alone as according to a new survey by a cervical cancer charity one in three women over 50 has delayed or not attended their cervical screening test. Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and Gransnet surveyed 1,000 women over 50 and found that the average delay was of more than two years, while 10% delayed having a smear test for over five years.
- AOL
Cervical cancer: The basics
It's currently Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, so why not take this opportunity to learn or refresh your memory about this largely preventable kind of cancer. Top related searches: cervical cancer treatment symptoms cervical cancer