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Back to school: How can we tackle misinformation about the HPV vaccine?
Posted by Imogen Pinnell, Health Information Manager, 06 Sep 2019
Categories: HPV | hpv vaccineIt’s back-to-school time and that means thousands of children, both boys and girls (perhaps your own children) may be offered the HPV vaccine at school. You may have seen that the vaccine has been hitting the news recently and you probably have lots of questions about it.
Read moreLet’s talk about… why sensitivity matters
Posted by Kate Sanger, Head of Communications & Public Affairs, 21 Aug 2019
Categories: cervical screening | let's talkAhead of the third and final part of the new Jade Goody documentary on Channel 4, we’re discussing the sorts of conversations it will inspire, and how we can make sure they are as positive as possible.
Read moreLet's talk about...how to access smear tests if you have a physical disability
Posted by Kate Sanger, Head of Communications & Public Affairs, 08 Aug 2019
Categories: cervical screening | let's talkWe’ve released a new report today highlighting a barrier to cervical screening which is frankly disgraceful: physical disability.
Read more“The Salons Supporting Screening community will open up conversations and this is what I am most excited about"
Posted by Mandy Jones, Volunteer and Fundraiser, 25 Jun 2019
Categories: cervical screening | FundraisingIn 2016, I was a full-time police officer. I’m also a mum and at the same time was setting up my own business: a hair and beauty salon which I opened in the March. Needless to say, life was very hectic!
Read more"What does it all mean?!” – We answer your most common cervical cell change questions
Posted by Hannah Dwyer, Support Services Officer, 12 Jun 2019
Categories: cervical cell changes | cervical screeningAt Jo’s, we receive calls to our Helpline every single day from women who have had a cervical screening or colposcopy result they weren’t expecting.
Read moreWhy cell changes?
Posted by Rebecca Shoosmith, Head of Support Services, 09 Jun 2019
Categories: cell changes | cervical screeningThis week is Cervical Screening Awareness Week and we’re talking about cell changes.
Read more"The goal was always, from day one, that no one else's mum dies"
Posted by The Maxwell family, 31 May 2019
Categories: cervical cancerJune 2019 marks 20 years of Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and is the start of our anniversary year. ‘Jo’s Trust’ as it was first known, was founded by James Maxwell in 1999 after his wife, Jo passed away from cervical cancer.
Read moreThe cervical screening programme has discouraged LGBT people from attending in the past. But things are beginning to change.
Posted by Baroness Barker, Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson for the Voluntary Sector, 13 May 2019
Categories: cervical screening | LGBTI guess everyone has familiar thoughts which come to mind when one is en route to a cervical screening appointment.
Read more"Why we're running the London Marathon for Jo's"
Posted by Daisy Crook, Community & Events Fundraiser, 26 Apr 2019
Categories: FundraisingThis weekend over 40,000 runners will take on the London Marathon 2019, including a fantastic team running for Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust!
Read moreThe HPV vaccine might have prevented my cervical cancer
Posted by Sophie Davies, Media volunteer, 05 Apr 2019
Categories: HPV | hpv vaccine"After the story came out, which showed that the rate of cervical abnormalities in young women in Scotland has gone down by 90%, I talked about it to every single patient who came into my practice. I wanted to shout about it from the rooftops!"
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