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New treatment for advanced cervical cancer available in Scotland

Categories: cervical cancer | treatment

Today the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the use of a new drug, pembrolizumab (Keytruda), on the NHS to treat some patients with advanced cervical cancer.

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Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

Categories: Chief Executive | cervical cancer | cervical cancer prevention week

At Jo’s, our vision has always been a world where cervical cancer is a thing of the past. For this Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, we’re putting the foot on the pedal to get us closer to that day with our We Can campaign to End Cervical Cancer.

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Living with advanced cervical cancer: Finding positivity

Categories: cervical cancer | Story

This is the second in our series of 3 blogs sharing experiences of living an advanced diagnosis. Every experience is as unique as the person going through it.

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Living with advanced cervical cancer: Access to new treatments

Categories: cervical cancer | Story

Like many of us in this boat, I spend a lot of time researching and reading stories and information out there to keep on top of what’s available treatment-wise and be prepared to shout for it when needed.

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Living with advanced cervical cancer: We are people, not numbers

Categories: cervical cancer | Story This is the first in our series of 3 blogs sharing experiences of living an advanced diagnosis. Every experience is as unique as the person going through it. Read more

Behind the headlines: Scientists develop more accurate predictive test for cervical cancer

Categories: cervical cancer | cervical screening

You might have seen stories in newspapers today about a new kind of test for detecting cervical cell changes and helping prevent cervical cancer. A new study published this week has found that a new kind of test could be more accurate at detecting cervical cell changes, and better at predicting...

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Henrietta Lacks and her legacy

Categories: Black History Month | cervical cancer | Story

This Black History Month we're remembering and paying tribute to Henrietta Lacks.

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One Cancer Voice letter to The Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP

Categories: Policy | Cancer

Jo's are a proud member of the One Cancer Voice group of over 50 cancer charities. We share a collective aim and bring experience across the awareness, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery from all cancer types and patient groups, including adults, children and young people. 

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Time To Test: Why Pets at Home signed up

Categories: work | Time To Test | Pets at Home | cervical screening

In December last year, our team at Pets at Home signed up to Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust’s #TimeToTest campaign: committing to raising cervical cancer awareness in our workplace and playing our part in preve

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Liz on the lack of mental health support for women who give birth after cervical cancer

Categories: pregnancy | cervical cancer

In 2019, I had a letter reminding me that my cervical screening appointment was due. My mum dragged me there!

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