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A computerised screening test detects more abnormalities than traditional smears, say experts.

A staining technique could help scientists in developing countries detect cervical cancers, a study finds.

Fewer women are having to return for repeat cervical screening because their first test was inadequate.

Health watchdogs call for cervical cancer awareness campaigns to be launched after a fall in smear tests.

A new method of screening women for cervical cancer is set to reduce anxiety associated with smear tests. But will women notice the difference?

A new technique for testing cervical samples promises quicker and more accurate results for women in Kent.

A quarter of women invited to breast cancer screenings do not attend the test, new figures show.

New cervical smear tests being used by the NHS have no advantages over traditional ones, a study suggests.

A petition calling for a new test for cervical cancer is handed in to Downing Street by a couple who lost their daughter.

Measuring the level of an enzyme in urine could be used to detect bladder cancer, a study has suggested.

Scientists in the US say they have developed a faster, cheaper and more reliable test to detect bladder cancer.

It could be possible to screen for cervical cancer with a urine test, scientists believe.

Two hospitals in the South West are to receive a new screening method for cervical cancer.

Improved testing for cervical cancer is resulting in fewer unsatisfactory and low grade smears, new figures show.

A new test could be a more effective early warning system for preventing cervical cancer than the traditional smear, say scientists.

The NHS is to introduce a new test to check women for possible signs of cervical cancer, ministers announce.

An NHS watchdog calls for traditional smear tests for cervical cancer to be replaced.

The traditional smear test is more reliable than a newer screening technique at detecting cervical cancer, researchers suggest.

Technological advances should make breast and cervical screening more accurate in future, say experts.

Women in Scotland may be dying of cancer because some medical staff are failing to follow routine guidelines, a charity says.

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