CERVICAL SCREENING AWARENESS WEEK: Enjoy a scroll through our year!
For the week that’s in it – Cervical Screening Awareness Week – we have pulled together a round-up of the cervical screening related blogs we […]
Cervical Screening
‘The tragedy of thousands who need not die’: A history of cervical screening in England Part II
This post follows ‘A history of cervical screening in England Part I’ written by guest author Scarlett Dargan. Scarlett read History at Churchill College, Cambridge. She […]
HPV Vaccination in Japan: The Journey to Resuming a National Immunisation Programme
This post was written by guest author Maddie Rose Baker. Maddie is an International Journalism Master’s student at City, University of London. She also is a […]
‘The tragedy of thousands who need not die’: A history of cervical screening in England Part I
This post was written by guest author Scarlett Dargan. Scarlett read History at Churchill College, Cambridge. She is now studying for a master’s in journalism at […]
PODCAST: Remote Consultations in Primary Care
Today we are speaking with Dr Thomas Round on the topic of remote consultations in general practice. Dr Thomas Round is a GP in north-east […]
Pride in Research: The legacy of erasure and the future of LGBT+ inclusive trials
Note: this author uses the term ‘queer’ to refer to both: people who did not have terms like ‘LGBT+’ during their lives; and as an […]
There are things we can do to make increased cervical screening intervals more acceptable
This post was written by Dr Jo Waller & Dr Laura Marlow. Jo is a reader in cancer behavioural science & has a particular interest […]
Wales has increased the cervical screening interval for women aged 25-49 from 3 to 5 years
The cervical screening programme in Wales introduced a change on New Year’s Day 2022. I don’t think it was thought to be controversial, but it […]
5 Minutes with: Professor Ranjit Manchanda
Professor Ranjit Manchanda is Professor of Gynaecological Oncology at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, and Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist at […]
How important is cervical screening for gay & bisexual women?
Challenges in accessing healthcare and generally poorer experiences of primary or cancer care among sexual minority cisgender women* remain important health issues. Cervical cancer risk […]
Cervical cancer screening for women aged 65 and older: is it justified?
A couple of years ago we wrote a blog piece explaining why in most countries women aged 65 and over do not receive invitations for […]