Finding the optimal HPV test for primary screening and triage in Latin America
In this blog, we speak to Dr Maribel Almonte Pacheco, Prevention and Implementation Group Head at IARC. Dr Almonte is the chief investigator on the […]
Cervical Screening
Over 99.5% of young women survive following a diagnosis of IA cervical cancer
The earliest stage of cervical cancer (known as micro-invasive or stage IA) is treated with minimally-invasive fertility-preserving surgery, often as an outpatient. In fact, very […]
The Marmot review: Lessons for cancer screening and prevention
A few weeks ago, on the 24th of February 2020, Michael Marmot released the newest review of his “Fair Society, Healthy Lives review”, detailing how […]
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
To coincide with Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, Jo Waller (@Jo_WallerKCL) has pulled together a summary of the research our group has been doing over the […]
Global Perspectives on Screening: Sub-Saharan Africa
Changing burdens of disease When we discuss the burden of disease in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), our mind immediately jumps to examples such […]
Survivor bias and cervical cancer audit: all is not what it seems
In todays post we discover how lessons learnt during World War two can be applied to cervical cancer audit. The Curious Case of the Missing […]
Sisters are doin’ it for themselves
Dr Anita Lim tells us how her team’s research is building the evidence-base for introducing cervical screening self-testing in England, along with other approaches to […]
Why don’t women receive invitations to cervical screening after they turn 65?
Women around the world attend cervical screening regularly during most of their adult life, but in most countries, they are not encouraged to continue once […]
Cervical Cancer: The Epidemic that never was!
Trying to say what would have happened is difficult. Alternate history is a type of fiction that explores what might have happened if a particular […]
From theory to practice: HPV testing in cervical screening really does work!
After months of eager anticipation, the results from the English HPV implementation pilot have been published. Compared to current screening HPV testing detected 50% more […]
Does the quality and type of screening test matter when determining safe intervals between cervical screening tests?
The question of “how often should women go for cervical screening?” has long been controversial. In the past, many countries recommended screening annually whereas in […]