Blog – Page 14
Last modified: 2 June 2025, 10:28
“I felt honored to be part of such a positive event”
Posted by Catherine Cooke, 24 May 2017
Categories: Fundraising | guest blog | cervical cancerIn the summer of 2013 I was diagnosed with stage 3b cervical cancer. I had always been vigilant about having cervical smear tests and STI screening. As a nurse working in the community I had also been part of a team delivering the HPV vaccination.
Read moreHelp us reach the day where no woman dies from cervical cancer: Our manifesto for the General Election 2017.
Posted by Kate Sanger, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, 10 May 2017
Categories: cervical cancer | prevention | cervical screening | PolicyAs a charity we are focused on the day that no woman dies from cervical cancer.
Read moreWorldwide cervical cancer takes the life of a woman every two minutes
Posted by , 05 May 2017
Categories: cervical cancer | Chief Executive blogRecently I attended the International Federation for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology conference in Orlandowhere I was invited to speak about the psychosocial barriers to screening…
Read more10 myths about HPV
Posted by Claire Cohen, Head of Information and Engagement, 12 Apr 2017
Categories: HPVHuman papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for 99.7% of cervical cancers, yet knowledge around this potentially cancer-causing virus is low. So what are some of the common myths about HPV?
Read moreAre you Cervix Savvy?
Posted by Claire Cohen, Head of Information and Engagement, 13 Mar 2017
Categories: cervical screening | cervical cancer | preventionIt’s just a week to go until our very first Roadshow begins, find out what it’s all about from our latest blog by Claire Cohen.
Read moreWhat does a cancer patient look like?
Posted by Julia Tugwell, 16 Feb 2017
Categories: cervical cancerOur guest blogger, Julia Tugwell talks to us about the preconceptions she experienced being diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Read moreCervical cancer prevention: The next step
Posted by Kate Sanger, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, 02 Feb 2017
Categories: cervical screening | campaign | awarenessThe number of people talking publicly about smear tests in the last week has quite literally blown us away.
Read moreMy plea this Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
Posted by , 16 Jan 2017
Categories: cervical cancer | cervical screening | Chief Executive blogOur motivation and drive this year is stronger than ever. Why? Because we are seeing fewer and fewer women across the UK attending cervical screening (smear tests)…
Read moreEvery Woman Should Have The Best Care Possible
Posted by Claire Cohen, Head of Information and Engagement, 06 Oct 2016
Categories: cervical cancer | Research | PolicyClaire Cohen, our Head of Information and Education, talks about why our new report ‘Cervical cancer stories’ is so important.
Read moreMenopause – what does it mean?
Posted by Heather Currie, 07 Sep 2016
Categories: guest blog | cervical cancerSome treatments for cervical cancer can trigger the menopause so we asked Heather Currie to give us an overview of what the menopause means.
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