Why don’t women receive invitations to cervical screening after they turn 65?
Women around the world attend cervical screening regularly during most of their adult life, but in most countries, they are not encouraged to continue once […]
Cervical Screening
Cervical Cancer: The Epidemic that never was!
Trying to say what would have happened is difficult. Alternate history is a type of fiction that explores what might have happened if a particular […]
From theory to practice: HPV testing in cervical screening really does work!
After months of eager anticipation, the results from the English HPV implementation pilot have been published. Compared to current screening HPV testing detected 50% more […]
Does the quality and type of screening test matter when determining safe intervals between cervical screening tests?
The question of “how often should women go for cervical screening?” has long been controversial. In the past, many countries recommended screening annually whereas in […]
How much should we be willing to spend to introduce a public health intervention sooner?
Public health interventions tend to be complex and need a lot of planning and preparation before they can be rolled out successfully. But how much […]
Cervical Screening Programme change in Wales: what has Cervical Screening Wales done about it?
Guest blog post by: Dr Simon Leeson (NHS Wales) On Monday 17th September, Wales will become the first nation in the UK to fully convert its cervical […]
Further evidence of the success of the National HPV Immunisation programme in England
Guest blog post by: David Mesher, Public Health England The National HPV Immunisation Programme The National HPV Immunisation Programme was introduced in England in 2008, […]
Computer says “no”
By Robert Music, Chief Executive, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust Of the five million women invited every year for cervical screening in the UK, over one […]
Rates of cervical cancer in women aged 20-24 in England seen to double – should we be worried?
The HPV virus causes most cases of cervical cancer. This is why an HPV vaccination programme for girls aged 12 to 13 started in 2008. […]