Podcasts about cervical smear

Why is cervical screening important?  - In NZ approx. 180 to 190 women get cervical cancer every year.  - Up to 80% have not been screening.  - Cervical screening picks up changes early preventing cancer.    What is the cervix?  - Organ connects the uterus to the vagina.  - Why it's important:  - Keeps baby inside the uterus while growing during pregnancy.  - The canal through which baby passes at birth.  - Canal sperm can travel up to fertilize eggs to get pregnant.    What does a cervical smear do?  - The smear scrapes some cells from the cervix.  - The cells are looked at under a microscope for any abnormal cells, ones that could cause cancer, so they can be treated.  - It's traditionally every 3 years.  - The Problem – it's invasive to do and can be painful and off putting.    What has changed?  - A new screening test has been introduced, which can be done by a simple easy vaginal swab once every 5 years.  - Most changes that lead to cancer in cervix are caused by the HPV virus.  - The swab looks for the HPV strains that lead to cancer and do something about it.  - Swab is much easier. It's not painful and is only once every five years from age 25.  - Easily accessed through your General Practice or clinic.     One other important thing.  - There is now HPV vaccine to prevent HPV infection.  - Free for all adolescents and girls between 9 and 26.  - This stops you from contracting HPV, thus preventing the cancer altogether. - Talk to your GP or Nurse.    LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The plasma product Factor VIII was heralded in the 1960s as a miracle treatment that helped those with haemophilia to live fuller lives. By the 1980s it was killing them in their thousands, as the product from the US was riddled with hepatitis and AIDs. The investigative journalist Cara McGoogan pieces together the sorry tale of medical negligence, commercial greed and government failures in The Poison Line: A True Story of Death, Deception and Infected Blood. In many other countries inquiries have been held, compensation paid out and individuals sent to prison, but the victims and their families in the UK are still waiting, 40 years later. Jason Evans was just 4 years old when his father died after being infected by HIV in Factor VIII. He has dedicated his adult life to getting to the truth and is now awaiting the findings of the public inquiry which began in 2018, and is expected to publish its report in March 2024. The public health expert and physician Dr Gabriel Scally is a veteran of medical inquires – from the Bristol heart scandal to the Cervical Smear failures in Ireland. He has spent his career arguing for a system of clinical governance with a duty of candour placed not just on organisations but individual medics too. He tells Tom Sutcliffe why he thinks scandals and cover-ups continue to happen, and whether a public inquiry is the best way to get to the truth. Producer: Katy Hickman

What is cervical smear and why do you need to have it? Learn from Doctor Ravina as she talks about cervical smear and find out her top tips to implement before having the procedure. Join the community: FREE women's Health eBook: https://mailchi.mp/2c12c788d0df/ebook YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrRavina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zonasfertility/

In this episode, I talk to clinical negligence lawyer Hannah Seignior about her experience of having numerous smear tests come back with abnormal test results from the age of 18. She shares her experience of advocating for herself, going through a painful colposcopy, learning from a healthcare professional while a gang of student doctors were standing around, and navigating the Scottish and English systems for cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination. Hannah also briefly tells the story of Emma Swaine, a young woman who died as a result of cervical cancer after her requests for a smear test were repeatedly denied. You can learn more about Emma's story from an episode of The Case Files, a podcast produced by Slater + Gordon, the firm Hannah works for. For up-to-date, accurate information about Ireland's cervical cancer screening programme and the HPV vaccine, see the HSE pages about screening and vaccination. If you want to support the making of Bits of Me and help keep these conversations going, you can support the behind-the-scenes work by becoming a patron from as little as €2/month. You can also help spread the word about the podcast by sharing episodes with friends or on social media, and by rating and reviewing the podcast on Apple Podcasts. To join the conversation and stay up to date on any news, follow the Bits of Me Twitter and Instagram accounts. #bitsofmepod #HPV #HPVvaccine #cervicalsmear #smeartest #smear #cervicalscreening #cervicalcancer #colposcopy #thecasefiles #emmaswaine #HSE #NHS #Slater+Gordon #SlaterandGordon #SlaterGordon #clinicalnegligence #gynaecologicalcancer #cancer #gynaecancer #abnormalsmear #abnormalcells #cervicalcheckireland #lletz #STI #STD #sexuallytransmittedinfections #sexuallytransmitteddiseases #sexualhealth #sexualwellness #womenshealth #womensbodies #cervix

Doctors want the Ministry of Health to ditch a "substandard" cervical screening test, saying it is costing lives. They are urging the government to bring in a programme that allows patients to screen themselves for cancer risk. Some Māori women who took part in a trial of the self-administered tests told researchers they'd had such bad experiences with past tests they'd rather risk cancer. Wai Research senior researcher Georgina Martin who interviewed more than 20 women about their experience said the self test, rather than the traditional speculum test, allowed them to maintain their dignity.

Doctors are pleading with the Ministry of Health to ditch a "substandard" cervical screening test, saying its costing lives. They want a new, more accurate test that women can do themselves but a planned rollout has been delayed again. The Ministry is being urged to to reverse that decision - the new test which is much less invasive was first meant to be introduced in 2018, then delayed until 2021 and now that won't happen either. RNZ health correspondent Rowan Quinn reports. In a statement, associate health minister Julie Anne Genter says the government is still committed to self screening - especially to address inequity for Maori and Pacific women. She says the current IT system needs to be upgraded first and the Covid response has contributed to delays. She says funding will be considered in the next budget.

A prominent women's health expert says women are needlessly getting cervical cancer.

Today: Sinn Fein Senator Paul Gavan and Adrian Cummins of the Restaurant Association of Ireland discussed the controversy surrounding tips for hospitality workers, we got reaction to the latest report on the Cervical Smear check scandal and Fine Gael under pressure to back ban on fur farming. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting young women, and it's caused by a virus called Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV, which is spread through sexual contact. The virus causes the cells of the cervix to keeping growing excessively, which eventually damages their DNA, causing cancer. Testing for this cancer can be challenging: these days it involves using DNA tests to look for traces of the virus in a sample. But the viruses are very common, and only a small proportion of people carrying them will actually get cancer; so there are lots of false positives. Now researchers at... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting young women, and it's caused by a virus called Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV, which is spread through sexual contact. The virus causes the cells of the cervix to keeping growing excessively, which eventually damages their DNA, causing cancer. Testing for this cancer can be challenging: these days it involves using DNA tests to look for traces of the virus in a sample. But the viruses are very common, and only a small proportion of people carrying them will actually get cancer; so there are lots of false positives. Now researchers at... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Today: A system doomed to fail at some point – on today’s Michael Reade Show we got reaction to the Scally report into the Cervical Smear test scandal, a Meath farm family’s plight to keep their land and concern over water supply in the Navan area after another burst to the water main. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael spoke with Drogheda woman Rosie Condra, who is one of the 220 women affected in the Cervical Check scandal about the leaking of parts of the Scally report before she and the other women affected were briefed on it, she told us the whole incident has been hugely upsetting and massively disrespectful to the families involved. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Conditions like Down's Syndrome, which are caused by babies carrying the wrong numbers of chromosomes in their cells, affect about one pregnancy in every 500. There are also many other inherited disorders that run in families but can't be diagnosed without a sample of the developing baby's DNA to test. But obtaining that DNA is risky; pregnant women have to undergo tests like an amniocentesis, where a needle is used to obtain cells from around the baby. When doctors do this, there can be up to a one per cent risk that the woman will have a miscarriage. These tests also cannot be performed... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Conditions like Down's Syndrome, which are caused by babies carrying the wrong numbers of chromosomes in their cells, affect about one pregnancy in every 500. There are also many other inherited disorders that run in families but can't be diagnosed without a sample of the developing baby's DNA to test. But obtaining that DNA is risky; pregnant women have to undergo tests like an amniocentesis, where a needle is used to obtain cells from around the baby. When doctors do this, there can be up to a one per cent risk that the woman will have a miscarriage. These tests also cannot be performed... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Cancers you can catch go under the Naked Scientists microscope this week. We find out how a transmissible facial tumour is devastating devil populations in Tasmania and also hear how the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes cancer. Also, Meera looks into the science of cervical screening, and Ben and Dave reveal how carrots can help us to spot cancer cells. Plus, biofuel hope from the burning bush plant, the battle between Staphylococcus species, and the introduction of Synthia - the first microbe with a genuinely synthetic genome. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Cancers you can catch go under the Naked Scientists microscope this week. We find out how a transmissible facial tumour is devastating devil populations in Tasmania and also hear how the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes cancer. Also, Meera looks into the science of cervical screening, and Ben and Dave reveal how carrots can help us to spot cancer cells. Plus, biofuel hope from the burning bush plant, the battle between Staphylococcus species, and the introduction of Synthia - the first microbe with a genuinely synthetic genome. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists