Smear Test
- HealthYahoo Life UK
Chrissy Teigen reminds women not to skip their smear test during coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on cervical screening.
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Urine test could mark the end of smear tests
A trial has found that a urine test is just as accurate at detecting the HPV virus.
- HealthThe Independent
Smear test: Fear, pain and misunderstanding keep women from undergoing a life-saving procedure
In March 2009, when reality television star Jade Goody died of cervical cancer at the age of 27, it sent shockwaves around the country. Today, 10 years on from Goody’s death, the number of women going for their routine cervical screening test is at a 20-year low. Data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that over one in four women eligible for a screening do not make an appointment after receiving their reminder letter.
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Why it's time to reboot Jade Goody's cervical smear test legacy
Cervical smear test intake rose immediately after Jade's death, but is now at a 20 year low.
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Why people are calling to ditch the term 'smear test'
The term no longer accurately reflects the process.
- HealthCosmo
Do you know what a smear test actually detects?
New research reveals a LOT of women are in the dark about the purpose of a smear test.
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Cara Delevingne's sister Chloe undergoes smear test on live TV
Viewers are calling her "brave".
