The human papillomavirus is the primary cause of cervical cancer – but not all infected individuals develop the disease.
People in the world’s poorest countries have not benefited equally from the recent advancements made in cancer.
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New Zealand is already using self-screening kits for bowel cancer. Giving women the opportunity to self-test for cervical cancer at home will improve equity and lift participation.
Many countries have swapped Pap smears for the more accurate HPV screening. Why is the UK so far behind?
While cervical screening has saved countless lives, we overscreen in Canada. Women don’t need to be screened until the age of 25 for cervical cancer.
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Medical research suggests cervical cancer screening for women under the age of 25 has little impact. Women should therefore be screened at a later age, and less often.
Close-up of abnormal cells from Pap smear.
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There is a lot of misinformation about the government’s new cervical cancer screening program that involves less frequent tests. Here are the facts.
Women are confused about how the new test for human papillomavirus (HPV), pictured here, will help them prevent cervical cancer. Let’s fix that.
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The roll-out of a new screening program for cervical cancer has been delayed, leaving Australian women understandably confused about if or when they need Pap smears. Here’s what they need to know.
Was Labor’s shadow health minister Catherine King, pictured here with shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus, right about cuts to bulk-billing payments?
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Labor’s shadow health minister Catherine King, said that the government has “cut bulk-billing payments for pathology and diagnostic imaging to make patients pay more”. Is that right?
Wearable tech is heading between women’s legs.
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Women in northern Nigeria are not going for cancer screenings early enough. There are myriad social, cultural and economic reasons for this. But early detection would save their lives.
Women in Australia are encouraged to have pap smears from the age of 18, while in the UK the age has been raised to 25.
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UK health authorities have recommended women start having pap smears later in life, suggesting women wait until they are at least 25 before having their first cervical cancer screening. The aim is to reduce…