From July, women in England aged 25-49 who test negative for human papillomavirus (HPV) will be invited for cervical screening every 5 years instead of every 3 years. NHS England said the updated ...

A WOMAN who ignored common cancer symptoms for more than a decade has urged others not to skip screenings after she was ...

HPV is a sexually-transmitted group of viruses which cause no symptoms but can lead to cervical cancer. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West ...

When I was 21, I received a letter from the NHS inviting me for a routine pap smear – to test for HPV and to check the health of my cervix. Usually the NHS waits until you’re 25 before sending these ...

New plans have been announced to shake up the way cervical cancer risk is detected in England: at-home HPV testing kits are set to be offered to women who have missed their cervical smear test ...

"Maybe a week before I was admitted to hospital, the bleeding just wouldn't stop. It was like turning a tap on, I'd lost that ...

Analyses of self-tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) can be used to divide HPV-positive women into three risk groups, according to a new study. This method could be important for enhancing cervical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Pap smears are an uncomfortable, awkward and even painful process for many women. But ...

New research from University of Manchester experts suggests that introducing a UK-wide self-sampling program alongside existing ‘smear tests’ could help to remove most of the current barriers to ...

Cervical cancer kills 4,300 American women annually. Most of these deaths are preventable. Teal Health's at-home screening ...

A mother-of-three has urged women to go for their smear test after being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer. Danielle ...