Overcoming barriers to cervical screening: Self-collection As Australia works towards eliminating cervical cancer, Dr Lara Roeske re-emphasises a pathway that can help reach under or never-screened women.
Cervical cancer could be all but eliminated in 80 years: Lancet study Cervical cancer could be eliminated by 2100 if the world rapidly moves to introduce HPV vaccines and screening, according to a new study.
Australia on the verge of eliminating cervical cancer thanks to HPV vaccine and screening programs Cervical cancer is on track to be eliminated as a public health issue by 2020.
‘Sacrificial virgins’: Balancing freedom of speech and issues of public health British broadcaster Joan Shenton may fail to gain a visa to support her anti-HPV vaccine documentary in Australia. Does this help the interests of the greater good, and how should GPs address any patient concerns raised by the film?
Bowel and cervical screening effective, but participation rates need to improve New research shows that the national bowel cancer and cervical cancer screening programs are proving effective, but participation rates are not as high as they could be.
Understanding the new HPV vaccine: What GPs need to know Public health physician Associate Professor Julia Brotherton writes for newsGP about Australia’s new nonavalent HPV vaccine.