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A more accurate test for cell changes that could lead to cervical cancer has been developed by scientists

More accurate cervical cancer test to detect cell changes developed

Bonehead (background) had been due to perform with Liam Gallagher before his cancer diagnosis (image: Getty Images)

Ex-Oasis guitarist Bonehead announces he is ‘cancer free’ in Tweet

Experts have shared advice for those due to attend cervical screening appointments.

Cervical screening: what to expect when you go to an appointment

Lisa Taylor was 10 years clear of cancer in 2021

Cervical cancer survivor ‘incredibly lucky’ after delaying tests

Cervical screening (a smear test) checks the health of your cervix

Cervical cancer symptoms and date of Cervical Screening Awareness Week

Rachel, 34 from Brighton, went for a cervical screening in November 2020, after experiencing abnormal bleeding on and off for a while (Photo: Rachel)

Woman diagnosed with HPV and cell changes urges others to get tested

A cervical screening (a smear test) checks the health of your cervix (Photo: Shutterstock)

How to get involved with Cervical Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

Cervical screenings test a small sample of cells for certain types of HPV and are offered on the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (Photo: Shutterstock)

How often do cervical screenings take place across the UK?

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women aged 35 and under (Photo: Shutterstock)

The startling reason every woman needs a cervical screening test at 25

Cervical screening helps save the lives of 4,500 women a year in England on average (Photo: Shutterstock)

13 England areas where most cervical cancer screenings are missed

More than 4.7 million women and other people with cervixes have now missed their smear tests

Revealed: 400,000 extra women missed their smear tests during the pandemic

Labour MP Jess Phillips has called for the stigma and confusion surrounding HPV (human papillomavirus) to be broken down, after the “shame and stigma” she felt after being told she had the virus in her 20s (Photo: David Cheskin/Getty Images)

Labour MP Jess Philips calls for stigma around HPV to end

Scientists and researchers are not yet sure whether there is a causal link.

Calls grow for research into potential effect of Covid jab on menstruation