Cervical cancer
Microwave device could be less invasive treatment for HPV-caused cancers
Researchers seeking alternative to cutting or burning away affected cells turn to device used on verrucas
Linda Geddes
17, May, 2023 @11:01 PM
‘Time we put an end to it’: the Bangladeshi women fighting their silent killer
A group of Bangladesh’s health workers are working to reach women in some of the country’s most isolated places, to fight back against stigma of cervical cancer
Thaslima Begum in Rangpur
13, Apr, 2023 @6:00 AM
Women in England with advanced cervical cancer to be offered new treatment
Immunotherapy drug will be available for incurable forms of disease on NHS after approval
Andrew Gregory Health editor
29, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM
Jamaica’s women let down by failure of cervical cancer vaccine drive
Covid pressures and ingrained public mistrust mean less than 3% of girls are inoculated, and death rate is among world’s highest
Weronika Strzyżyńska in Kingston
02, Feb, 2023 @7:30 AM
Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 amid rising HPV vaccination rates
Experts call for public access to vaccine for all young people after free school program reduces infection rate by 92%
Tory Shepherd
02, Feb, 2023 @2:56 AM
Proportion of women in England not screened for cervical cancer at 10-year high
NHS England data show 4.6m or so women still unscreened or behind with tests, for disease diagnosed in 3,200 annually in UK
Anna Bawden
23, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM
The ‘virgin speculum’: proof that medicine is still rife with outrageous myths about women | Jenny Halpern Prince
No wonder fewer British women are attending cervical screenings when some in the medical profession have such outdated views, says Jenny Halpern Prince of the Lady Garden Foundation
Jenny Halpern Prince
19, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
‘A celebrity? Only if you like niche maths videos on the internet’: Hannah Fry on cancer, Covid and the science of love
The mathematician, writer, presenter and podcast host will be back on our screens fronting Secret Wonders of the Modern World. She explains why, after undergoing treatment for cancer, she has come to see the limits to logic
Elle Hunt
26, Oct, 2022 @9:00 AM
Scientists develop more accurate predictive test for cervical cancer
Test created by UCL and Innsbruck University also detects DNA markers for breast, womb and ovarian cancer
Andrew Gregory Health editor
19, Oct, 2022 @5:01 AM
How Rwanda could become one of the first countries to wipe out cervical cancer
With a strong HPV vaccination programme for girls and a concerted screening and treatment drive for women, the country could be the first in Africa to eliminate the disease
Sarah Johnson in Huye district, Rwanda
18, Aug, 2022 @6:15 AM
HPV vaccine after removal of precancerous cells may cut cervical cancer risk
Study finds reduced risk of cervical cancer recurring after HPV vaccination post-surgery, though further research is needed
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
03, Aug, 2022 @10:30 PM
New self-test makes it easier than ever to screen for cervical cancer. So how does it work?
Australia is the first country to use the new test as part of an organised national program to improve screening rates
Melissa Davey Medical editor
30, Jun, 2022 @5:30 PM
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