Women aged 25 to 49 who test negative for human papillomavirus (HPV) will be invited to cervical screening every five years instead of every three, under new NHS guidelines. The change, set to take ...

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 ...

The number of women having cervical screenings has reached a 20-year low, with one in four failing to attend their appointment. But with two women dying every day from cervical cancer in the UK - and ...

Young women in the South East have joined NHS bosses in urging people to take part in cervical cancer screening. Figures show women aged between 25-29 currently have the lowest uptake of cervical ...

NHS England has set a target date of 2040 to eliminate cervical cancer through a combination of HPV vaccination and screening. Its Chief Executive, Amanda Pritchard, said making the "ambition" a ...

While a smear test isn't exactly the most inviting way to spend a small proportion of your day once every three years, most of us go to them anyway. Why? Because despite the fact it requires you to ...

The NHS has revealed it will introduce more personalised screening for HPV, a virus which causes nearly all cervical cancers. The move aims to spare women from screenings they don't need, while giving ...

Women will be screened less often for a potentially fatal cancer, an NHS trust has announced. As of July 1, women and people with a cervix who are aged between 25 and 49 will now be invited for ...

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 ...

Cervical screening coverage in England has declined by 2% during the coronavirus pandemic, new data has revealed. Those behind the latest statistics for 2020-21 suggested that disruption caused by ...

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Changes to the cervical cancer screening programme in England, Scotland, and Wales is likely to result in a higher number of people being diagnosed with the HPV virus. As the BBC reports, summer 2020 ...