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Last modified: 2 June 2025, 07:48
What can we learn about cervical screening from the most remote place in the UK?
Posted by Iona Stoddart, Prevention Project Lead, 23 Mar 2020
Categories: cervical screeningIona Stoddart leads our West of Scotland team and she recently went on a cervical screening tour of the Western Isles. She’s shared the insights this unique part of the world gave her about access to cervical screening.
Read moreLiving with lymphoedema
Posted by Nicola Wild, Media Volunteer, 16 Mar 2020
Categories: cervical cancerLymphoedema can affect people in different ways. In this blog, Nicola shares her experience. Nicola was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2008 when she was 27. In May, she had a hysterectomy and all her pelvic lymph nodes removed.
Read moreWorld Cancer Day: “It just means so much to know you’re not alone”
Posted by Mandy Parker, Laura Burlingham and Hayley Sculpher-Brown, 04 Feb 2020
Categories: cervical cancer | support | mental healthToday is World Cancer Day. This year, we’ve decided to talk about the importance of friendships, talking and support.
Read moreWhy we need to ditch the STI label around HPV
Posted by Imogen Pinnell, Health Information Manager, 23 Jan 2020
Categories: cervical cancer prevention week | HPVHow would you react if you were told you had HPV? Would you be afraid? Upset? Or simply a bit unsure of what it meant?
Read moreConfused by the headlines this week?
Posted by , 22 Jan 2020
Categories: cervical cancer | cervical cancer prevention weekCan cervical cancer be eliminated? Are we close? Or are we actually seeing increases in diagnoses?
Read moreCervical Cancer Prevention Week – We know it isn’t always easy
Posted by Rebecca Shoosmith, Head of Support Services, 13 Jan 2020
Categories: cervical cancer prevention week | cervical cancerIf you’ve been diagnosed with cervical cancer, hearing that you have or have had a cancer that can be prevented can be difficult.
Read moreWhy the Women’s Institute are focusing on cervical screening
Posted by Alexandra Barker, National Federation of Women’s Institutes, 13 Jan 2020
Categories: cervical screening | cervical cancer prevention weekIn June this year, the WI launched 5 Minutes that Matter – a national campaign to raise awareness of the importance of
Read moreSpotlight on: Roberta Turnbull, Jo’s Volunteer
Posted by Roberta Turnbull, Jo’s Volunteer, 18 Dec 2019
Categories: cervical cancer | 20th anniversaryI was diagnosed with cervical cancer not long after Jo Maxwell passed away.
Read more“Would I ever have an orgasm again?” Sex after cervical cancer treatment
Posted by Mary Lewis, Media Volunteer, 13 Dec 2019
Categories: cervical cancerOriginally published on iNews.
Read moreExpect the unexpected: taking on a cycling challenge for Jo’s
Posted by Sarah Vining, Volunteer, 19 Nov 2019
Categories: FundraisingSarah, one of our volunteers, took on her first overseas cycling challenge on the Women V Cancer cycle India ride. She’s shared her experience with us and some tips on what you can do if you’re thinking about taking on a challenge but aren’t sure what to expect.
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