Cervical screening - A to Z
This page links to content about cervical cancer screening, tests that looks for the early signs of cervical cancer in women who do not yet have symptoms.
For cervical cancer, pre-cancerous cells can be detected at an early stage by screening and simply treated. The national cervical cancer screening programme has prevented an epidemic of cervical cancer in UK.
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Cervical screening is a sub-category of Detecting cancer and Screening
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Latest Cervical screening news from Cancer Research UK
- News story: HPV testing for cervical cancer 'the best option for women over 30'
15 December 2011 - Press Release: HPV testing in screening programme saves 3,500 women from unnecessary tests
28 September 2011 - News story: Study suggests girls need cervical screen reminder following HPV vaccination
8 July 2011 - News story: HPV testing to be included in NHS cervical screening programme
12 January 2011 - News story: NHS cervical screening figures show drop following Jade Goody peak
22 October 2010 - News story: Debate over role of HPV test in cervical screening
23 March 2010 - News story: Women 'too busy' to attend cervical screening
7 January 2010 - News story: Study suggests cervical screening has little benefit for under-25s
30 July 2009 - Press Release: Giving stop smoking advice with smear tests could save extra lives
3 April 2007 - News story: Cervical screening repeat rates falling
21 December 2006
- News story: HPV home tests for cervical cancer prove effective in study
4 November 2011 - Press Release: Two HPV tests better than one for cervical screening
24 August 2011 - News story: Drop in pre-cancerous cervical changes in Australia after HPV vaccination introduced
17 June 2011 - Press Release: HPV testing and vaccination could cut cervical screening to twice in a lifetime
10 November 2010 - News story: HPV test picks up more abnormal cell changes than regular smear test
30 April 2010 - News story: New guidance hopes to improve cervical cancer diagnosis in young women
4 March 2010 - News story: Jade Goody's plight prompts rise in cervical screening
28 October 2009 - News story: Over-50s still face cervical cancer risk
11 May 2009 - News story: Doctors warn of cervical screening decline
22 January 2007 - News story: Cancer Research UK backs cervical screening call
1 September 2006
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