Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer
Analysis: Screening is matter of life or death - don't miss out
Every year in the UK, more than 2,800 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer and nearly 1,000 will die from it. After breast cancer, it is the second most common cancer in women aged 35 and under.
400,000 women a year checked out in Scotland
Cervical screening was introduced in Scotland in the 1960s, but while large numbers of women were offered tests, the service was not as widely available as it is today.
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GIRLS who receive the cervical cancer vaccination may only need screening of the disease twice in their lifetimes, an expert has claimed.
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TEENAGER Natalie Morton died from a malignant tumour in her chest and not from a reaction to the cervical cancer jab.
Cervical cancer vaccine 'safe' despite girl death
HEALTH chiefs were insisting today that a cervical cancer vaccine was safe after a 14-year-old who died shortly after being given the jab was found to have had an underlying medical condition.
Cancer jab batch is withdrawn after death of girl, 14
THE Scottish Government has withdrawn cervical cancer vaccines belonging to the same batch given to a 14-year-old girl who died.
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Urgent probe as teen dies after cancer jab
AN urgent probe into why a 14-year-old girl died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine at school was being carried out today.
Schoolgirl, 14, dies hours after cervical cancer jab
AN URGENT investigation is under way after a schoolgirl died yesterday, having been given a cervical cancer vaccine at her school.
Rise in women seeking screening after Jade Goody's death
THE death of reality TV star Jade Goody has led to large rise in the number of Scottish women being screened for cervical cancer, figures showed yesterday.
Secret wait for cancer patients
CANCER patients are still waiting as long as a year to get life-saving hospital treatment, despite ministers' claims waiting time targets are being met.
Call to review cancer vaccine after Germany demands more medical proof
THE Scottish Government has been urged to review its cervical cancer vaccination programme and follow the lead of Germany, which ordered experts to show hard evidence the jab is effective and safe in the long-term.
Fears over reactions to cervical cancer jab
MORE than 150 girls in Scotland have suffered adverse reactions after receiving the cervical cancer vaccine introduced last autumn, The Scotsman can reveal.
Rush to introduce vaccination throws up worrying questions
LAST year, I became aware of Cervarix when co-presenting a radio show. Sandwiched between talk segments were 60-second promotional adverts commissioned by the Scottish Government aimed at girls aged 12-17. They were advised to get jabs "critical in helping to protect Scottish women from a disease that can attack them in the prime of their lives".
Boys should get cervical cancer jab too, say experts
BOYS as well as girls should be immunised against the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, medical experts say.
Call for boys to get cervical cancer jab
EVERY schoolboy in Scotland should be vaccinated against the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer to stop them passing the infection to girls, leading experts demanded last night.
Nine out of ten schoolgirls get jab to beat cervical cancer
MORE than nine out of ten Scottish schoolgirls eligible for a vaccine to protect them against cervical cancer have had the jab.
Jade Goody dies in her sleep
Jade Goody died in her sleep today, her publicist Max Clifford said. The reality TV star, who suffered a public battle with cervical cancer, died at her home in Upshire, Essex, at 3.14am on Mother's Day.
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