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 ...

At-home cervical screening kits could potentially be rolled out in England from next year to help meet the goal of eliminating cervical cancer by 2040, according to a new health service blueprint. NHS ...

A new initiative is set to offer women in England the option of performing cervical screening tests at home, aimed at boosting uptake and combating cervical cancer. The move targets those who have ...

An at-home cervical-screening test could encourage about 400,000 more women to be screened for the disease every year if adopted by the NHS. Researchers at King's College London have conducted a 'game ...

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 ...

One solution could be to offer self-sampling HPV tests so that women could complete cervical screening at home. A 2024 YouScreen trial by King's College London investigated the effectiveness of this ...

In Tuesday's Emmerdale, 19-year-old Sarah finds out that she has cervical cancer. (ITV) Cervical cancer often strikes quietly, with no warning signs – a reality that ITV soap Emmerdale brings to light ...

People are now being offered evening and weekend cervical cancer screening appointments.

Testing period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be an accurate and convenient way of screening for the disease, researchers say. The current NHS test involves a nurse or doctor taking a sample ...