The BBC spoke to six people - including Erica, Jessica and Jack - who have had their first cervical screening in the last six months People not knowing about options to make their cervical ...

Cervical screening tests save thousands of lives each year in the UK, but many women do not take up invitations for screenings A knowledge gap around cervical screenings is currently "costing ...

A knowledge gap around cervical screenings is currently "costing lives", a cancer charity says. The Eve Appeal says more women need to know they can ask for adjustments to their cervical ...

A mother-of-one is urging people to ensure they have regular cervical screenings, saying that the routine test "truly saved my life". Ali Alcock from Corwen, Denbighshire, said the test led to her ...

The Kodava community will undertake an 80-km peace march from February 2 to 7 to highlight concerns over their dwindling presence and cultural erosion in Kodagu. Factors like migration, inter ...

Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably. Approximately 90% are squamous cell carcinomas, and the remaining 10% are ...

A new approach to treating cervical cancer could help people with locally advanced cervical cancer live longer. This includes cancers that have spread beyond the cervix, but have not yet spread to ...

Cervical cancer is usually caused by HPV infection. Exposure to multiple sexual partners, especially without using a condom, increases the risk of HPV. In utero diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure ...

The cervical os is a narrow opening at each end of the cervix (which connects the vagina with the main body of the uterus via the endocervical canal). The cervix is about an inch long but can vary in ...

The NHS “doesn’t always have the needs of women at its heart”, the head of the service has admitted to MPs. Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, insisted that women’s health ...