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HPV infections down to very low levels
Cancer-causing HPV16 and 18 infections are now extremely uncommon among England’s young women, according to Public Health England (PHE).
This is following the introduction of...
2023 was the highest year on record for NHS cancer checks
There has been a 133% increase in the number of people getting checked for cancer over the last decade.
NHS England delivered a record...
3 in 10 eligible women do not take up NHS cervical screening invitations
Less number of women attended screening in 2022-23, compared to the previous year
NHS England has urged women to accept cervical screening invites to make...
NHSE pledges to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
England is among the first countries in the world to set this elimination ambition
The National Health Service England (NHSE) aims to eliminate cervical cancer...
NHS should focus on expanding number of services available within pharmacies, suggests a report
Pharmacies and other spaces should be able to facilitate the provision of health care to bring services closer to patients and reduce demands on...
NHS England rolls out more sensitive cervical screening test
A new and more sensitive cervical screening test has the “potential” to eliminate cervical cancer, NHS England said.
The test looks for traces of high-risk...