To celebrate International Women's Day, TikTok's Dr. Monica Oikeh presents Women's Health Lessons, a series dedicated to all things women's health. This series of short but essential lessons on ...
Pap smears are screening tools to detect any abnormal changes in cervical cells which may indicate cancer or HPV.
Did you know that screening aims to pick up abnormalities BEFORE you have any symptoms? When it comes to our health, there are many things we can do to help reduce the risk of serious illness. For ...
So we get it when the thought of booking a smear test (or cervical cancer screening) seems like a faff and can easily be put off - whether it’s due to the uncomfortable nature of the procedure, ...
Cervical cancer is preventable, but only if you catch it early. Cultural and personal barriers have often meant that women avoid cervical cancer testing. But now with the help of a world-leading test, ...
The group has also published an open letter to Mr Nesbitt, urging him to establish an inquiry to uncover the truth and reform ...
This week marks two years since 17,500 women received letters advising them that their smear tests were being reviewed.
MLAs have stood with a group of women at Stormont calling for a probe into cervical screening failures. The Ladies with ...
THE first anniversary of Vicky Phelan’s death on Tuesday, November 14, is a timely reminder if cervical cancer is detected and treated early, the prognosis can be positive. This is why the HSE ...
Áilín Quinlan talks to Dr Robert O'Connor of the Irish Cancer Society about the three national screening programmes available and why we should be using them Dr Robert O'Connor, head of research at ...
Being given the all clear for any cancer screening test is an incredible relief. But what if the results are wrong? And what if you have been diagnosed with cancer but it turns out it should have been ...
HPV is common, but cervical cancer doesn’t have to be. With vaccination and regular screening, most cases are totally ...