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Hot Topic! Cervical Cancer

 Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening reported the BBC in February. This interesting and less invasive test is still undergoing research. What do you know about cervical cancer?

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BMJ Best PracticeCervical cancer - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice ; Cervical cancer screening - Medical information | BMJ Best Practice

Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Cervical Cancer - ClinicalKey ; Cervical Cancer, Survivorship - ClinicalKey

Clinical Knowledge SummariesCervical screening | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE

Cochrane Library systematic reviewsEffects of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes on community rates of HPV‐related disease and harms from vaccination - Henschke, N - 2025 | Cochrane Library

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