HPV
NHS England has set an ambitious target to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040.
The more we mythbust and talk about HPV and cervical cancer, the more likely it is that we could eradicate them for good.
There are 600 million cases worldwide. But plenty of people haven't heard of it.
Yeah, we weren't happy to hear the news either.
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Charity calls for vaccine to be given to all boys aged 13-24.
"We’re really very excited by this study."
On 22 March 2009, TV personality Jade Goody died from cervical cancer. Before she died, she was a vocal campaigner for smear tests and encouraged thousands of women to go to screenings. But a decade later, the number of women going to screenings is at a 20-year-low and two women are still dying from the disease every day.
The tests have already boosted uptake in the Netherlands.
Smoking and oral sex increase the risk of this type of HPV, which can lead to throat cancer.