A woman who was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer at 25 after delaying a routine smear test initially believed her symptoms were linked to her newly fitted copper coil. Jasmin McKee, now 26, ...
Cervical cancer often develops slowly, without pain or warning, leaving many women unaware until it is advanced. Despite modern screening tools and AI-led diagnostics, delayed testing remains common, ...
A new BMJ study found HPV testing using menstrual blood was as accurate as standard cervical screening. Here’s what it could ...
ALMOST a third of women skip life-saving smear tests – often through fear or embarrassment. But millions of lives could be ...
Anathalie Mukamanzi never imagined that a routine health campaign would save her life. For more than four months, the 50-year-old mother of five had lived with persistent lower abdominal pain and ...
The American Cancer Society (ACS) released updated guidelines today for cervical cancer screening, reflecting advances in disease detection and accessibility in the United States. The updated ...
From a medical perspective, cervical cancer is highly preventable because it is almost always caused by persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Dr Nirmala emphasises ...
For many patients, lack of insurance, limited access to providers, and other logistical hurdles stand in the way of getting ...