Causes, risks, prevention and screening
This section will help you to find out more about possible causes of cervical cancer and the NHS screening and vaccination programmes. You will find any local links available at the top of the page followed by links to national and international organisations.
Cevarix
Cervarix is a vaccine to prevent a virus called the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) . This virus can cause cervical cancer. From September 2008 girls in year 8 at school in the UK have been offered Cevarix. It is hoped that vaccination will prevent 7/10 of the most common types of cervical cancer.
Link: Cervical cancer risks and causes
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
Find out more about the risk factors and causes of cervical cancer
Link:Cervical cancer screening
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
This section is about screening for cancer of the cervix
Link:Cervical cancer vaccines
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
This section has information about cervical cancer vaccines.
Link:Cervical screening
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
This section gives information to help you understand how cervical screening is done, and what happens if you have an 'abnormal' test result.
Link:How cancer of the cervix develops
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
This section of the Macmillan Cancer Support website has information about how cervical cancer develops.
Link:HPV vaccine and cervical cancer
Produced by:NHS Choices
Information for teenagers about cervical vaccination. Find out more about cervical cancer, the vaccine and whether you are eligible to have it.
Link:HPV Vaccines
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
Find out more about vaccines to prevent a virus called the human papilloma virus (HPV)|, which can cause cervical cancer.
Link:NHS cervical screening programme
Produced by:NHS Cancer Screening Website
The NHS cervical screening programme aims to reduce the number of women who develop invasive cervical cancer (incidence) and the number of women who die from it (mortality). It does this by regularly screening all women at risk so that conditions which might otherwise develop into invasive cancer can be identified and treated.
All women between the ages of 25 and 64 are eligible for a free cervical screening test every three to five years. You can find out more from the NHS screening programme website.
Link:Preventing cervical cancer - why screening is important
Produced by:Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
This leaflet contains information about what affects your risk of cervical cancer and explains how cervical screening helps to save lives.
Link:What causes cervical cancer?
Produced by:Jo's Trust
Link:Can cervical cancer be prevented?
Produced by:American Cancer Society
This section of the ACS website is about the prevention of cervical cancer.
Page last edited: 26 July 2011
