cervical

Mother, 31, is diagnosed with cervical cancer – after she waited 10 years to go for a smear test

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A mother has been diagnosed with cervical cancer after she waited 10 years go for a smear test and ignored appointment letters.  Kim Montgomery, 31, from Dunfermline, Fife, had her first screening when she was 21, the age women in Scotland were invited before a law change in 2016. She said being pregnant with her … Read more

Experimental vaccine clears up cervical pre-cancer lesions and HPV infection in one-third of women

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A new vaccine cleared up HPV infections in women who had precancerous lesions on their cervix – preventing it from developing, according to a new study. The shot injects a protein that triggers the immune system to attack precancerous changes in the cervix, specifically lesions known as CIN. About one-third of women who had the most … Read more