The number of women having cervical screenings has reached a 20-year low, with one in four failing to attend their appointment. But with two women dying every day from cervical cancer in the UK - and ...

So you're about to turn 25, and the letter's landed on your doormat: it's time for your first ever smear test. Or, alternatively, you've long bid farewell to 25, and you've just been putting off the ...

While nobody likes going for a smear test, screenings are vital in preventing cervical cancer. Despite the fact cervical screenings save thousands of lives each year in the UK, though, uptake has ...

Far too many women are avoiding smear tests because they're embarrassed about what the procedure entails. And for that reason, the NHS is trialling at-home cervical screenings in areas where there are ...

A woman who had a near-miss experience with cervical cancer has launched an online petition - calling for the NHS to reverse its new smear test rule. The NHS England change - introduced in July - ...

Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research by University of Manchester scientists. The study, led by Dr Emma Crosbie and published in ...

Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research. Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, ...

I’m reluctant to have a smear test because since the menopause it has become uncomfortable, leaving me sore for a few days afterwards. I’ve just had another invitation for screening and keep putting ...

A young mother has hit out at the NHS after she was denied a smear test because of her age—despite heavy bleeding and family history of the condition. Paige McCall, now 23, suffered from heavy ...

A mum claims she was refused an NHS smear test 14 TIMES as she wasn't 25 years old yet - only to discover her heavy bleeding was a sign of cervical cancer. Paige McCall first began to experience ...