My heart sunk when I read the letter. I had tested positive for HPV and my smear test result was "inadequate". I could almost hear my pulse thudding in my chest. I had no idea what this result meant ...

As a mum, your days are probably a mix of nursery or school runs, while juggling work-related or other household tasks. This often means that your own health concerns often slip to the bottom of the ...

During the routine procedure, cells from your cervix are gently scraped away and examined for abnormal growth. The procedure is done at your doctor’s office. It may be mildly uncomfortable, but ...

January is often believed to be the month of ‘new year resolutions’. Let us tell you that this is also the ‘Cervical Cancer Awareness Month’. You must have heard about cervical cancer. It is a cancer ...

390487 02: (FILE PHOTO) Close up of cancer cells in the cervix. Cancer of the uterine cervix, the portion of the uterus that is attached to the top of the vagina. (Photo by American Cancer ...

Less than one in 10 people told Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust said they definitely wouldn’t attend their screening during lockdown and 22% said they felt they were less likely to attend. Cervical ...

From the age of 25, people with a cervix are invited to go for a cervical smear test in the UK. It's a potentially life-changing examination, which can act as an early detection of cervical cancer.

When I first looked at the news headlines this morning, my response was (sadly) unusual: "Yippee!" Researchers have found that testing period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be an accurate ...

One in three women do not attend their first smear test due to concerns over the invasive procedure - Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank RF A handheld device could end invasive smear tests for 98 per cent ...