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‘The tragedy of thousands who need not die’: A history of cervical screening in England Part I

May 13, 2022 Jane Rigney 0

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

April 29, 2022 Jane Rigney 0

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

February 28, 2022 Georgia Mannion-Krase 0

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

January 14, 2022 Jane Rigney 0

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

January 7, 2022 Peter Sasieni 1

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

January 7, 2022 Jamie Doorbar 0

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?

June 30, 2021 Jamie Doorbar 0

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?

June 18, 2021 Alejandra Castanon 0

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 […]

Cervical Screening Self-sampling – a game changer

April 23, 2021 Jane Rigney 0

This blog was written by Mairéad Lyons. Mairéad is a Senior Consultant to YouScreen the HPV Self-Sampling study.  She has been working in healthcare for over […]

Towards cervical cancer elimination: DNA methylation as a triage strategy

October 21, 2020 Jane Rigney 0

Today we discuss with Professor Gloria I. Sanchez her latest research into DNA methylation as a triage strategy for women testing HPV positive at the […]

How do we transform cervical cancer screening for the transgender population?

October 9, 2020 Jane Rigney 0

Dr Alison May Berner is a Specialist Trainee and Academic Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology and part-time Speciality Registrar in Gender Medicine at Barts Cancer […]

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