ALMOST a third of women skip life-saving smear tests – often through fear or embarrassment. But millions of lives could be ...

A Belfast woman has told of how “if it wasn’t for screening, I probably wouldn’t be here today” as she urged women in Northern Ireland to attend routine cervical check-ups. Katrina Jones was given her ...

A woman has opened up about her journey of going for cervical screenings in the hopes that she will encourage other women to go for the potentially life-saving tests too. Beth Wallace, a ...

The HSE is preparing to roll out DIY smear test kits aimed at those who feel embarrassed, are too busy or face barriers to attend a GP. Speaking on RTÉ's Today with David McCullagh, Dublin based GP, ...

"Cervical cancer is a reproductive cancer that develops in a woman’s cervix and can spread to other parts of the body if not detected or treated in time," as reported by UNICEF. In December 2025, the ...

Both cervical and breast cancers are among the most common cancers in women. Cervical cancer is caused by long-term infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV), while breast cancer results from ...

A survivor of cervical cancer has said that Ireland has a chance of eliminating this form of cancer by 2040, if vaccination rates and screenings remain high. According to the HSE, HPV causes 406 ...

Many mothers also believe that pregnancy-related tests are enough and that no further screening is required, and ignore ...