8 h. ago Cervical cancer rates soaring in deprived areas after low vaccine uptake

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has revealed that low vaccine uptake among children is leaving many women vulnerable to cervical cancer.

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8 d. ago A new tampon that tests for HPV and STIs could transform women’s health

Valentina Milanova believes products like the diagnostic tampon could help eradicate cervical cancer for good

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8 d. ago 'Progressive' doctor performed disturbing surgeries on her sedated female patients

Mona Ghosh, 52, wrongly told up to 100 healthy women who had a pap smear test to screen for cervical cancer at her clinic that their results were abnormal.

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9 d. ago NHS makes major change to cervical cancer screenings for younger women

The change, set to take effect next month in England, follows recommendations from the UK National Screening Committee

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1 week ago Major change to cervical cancer screening as women 'spared appointments they don’t need'

Cervical cancer screenings will be less common for women aged 25 to 49 if they are shown to be low risk - low risk individuals will be able to wait five years between smear tests

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1 week ago Younger women could have cervical screening every five years instead of three

HPV is a sexually-transmitted group of viruses which cause no symptoms but can lead to cervical cancer.

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2 w. ago Freddy Brazier has been living with grandmother Jackiey Budden for a WEEK in setback for his dad Jeff's legal war as footage emerges of the pair 'smoking suspicious cigarettes'

The influencer, 20, lost his mother Jade when he was just four years old after she died from cervical cancer in 2009, and has since been raised by his dad Jeff.

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3 w. ago Breakfast 'health' staple linked to soaring rates of diabetes

This common breakfast food may be increasing your risk of developing diabetes, a study suggests.

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3 w. ago Disposable vapes ban could push 200,000 people back to smoking, report warns

The law is aimed at protecting the environment and tackling a surge in youth vaping rates, which have soared from 0.8 per cent in 2013 to 7.2 per cent last year.

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3 w. ago Cervical cancer fears grow as number of female pupils having HPV jab falls to 73 per cent on the back of pandemic 'vaccine fatigue'

Officials say parents' reluctance to have their children vaccinated since the pandemic has caused a 17 percentage point fall in the number of pupils having the human papillomavirus (HPV) jab.

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3 w. ago Parents saying 'no' to vaccines threatens UK's plan to wipe out cervical cancer

More parents have been saying no to vaccines for their children which could derail plan to "eradicate" cervical cancer by 2040

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