I got my first ever smear test – and it wasn’t as scary as people make it out to be
There’s nothing to fear. I recently turned 25 and to most women my age that means one thing – we are now eligible for our routine (and free) smear test. After finally building up the courage to actually book mine once I had gotten my letter from Cervical Check – and the reminder letter – […]
3 years ago
Doctors urge women who missed cervical screening appointments to book them ASAP
Some deferred theirs due to Covid. Dr Lucy Jessop, the director of public health at the National Immunisation Office, is urging women who may have deferred their cervical check exam due to Covid to book their appointments. Speaking about the report that showed the HPV vaccine has reduced cases of cervical cancer by almost 90%, […]
5 years ago
CervicalCheck screening now has backlog of 78,000 smear tests
CervicalCheck now has a backlog of 78,000 smear tests. The cervical cancer screening programme faces the backlog of slides following a considerable increase in samples taken last year. It is estimated that the CervicalCheck scandal, in which over 200 women were given false negative results, led to an additional 9,000 women opting for a free […]
8 years ago
6,000 women will be asked to have a repeat smear test due to confusion with labs
6,000 women will be asked to have a repeat smear test due to a confusion between CervicalCheck and laboratories. Many of the samples were rendered invalid because they had not been tested by laboratories within a 30 day time period. Peter McKenna, acting clinical director of the HSE’s cervical screening programme, has said that the patients who […]
8 years ago
This Irish woman has gone viral for sharing her cervical cancer story on Facebook
So important. A woman has gone viral online for posting her cervical cancer story on Facebook. Heather Ryan re-posted her story, which she originally uploaded in 2016 and we wrote about here, for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. She hoped that other young women would read it, and take note. “This week is cervical cancer awareness week. […]
8 years ago
HSE issue statement after wait time for smear test results grow
There is a backlog of 60,000 woman waiting for results. The HSE has had to issue an apology after it confirmed there is a backlog of 60,000 people that are still waiting for smear test results. According to RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, the upsurge – which is in relation to the CervicalCheck crisis – means figures […]
8 years ago