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Cervical cancer screening week

This week is cervical screening awareness week, the aim is to encourage women to attend their cervical screening appointment when invited. Here are some facts taken from Mary Lunnen’s book Cervical Cancer – The Essential Guide about cervical screening and why it is so important.

It cannot be emphasised too often that the cervical screening programme [...]

World Cancer Day

Each year, over 12 million people receive a cancer diagnosis and 7.6 million die of the disease. Cancer is a preventable disease and to raise awareness and encourage Thursday 4 February 2010 is World Cancer Day. The UICC (International Union Against Cancer) want to focus on the things we can all do to prevent cancer:

Stop [...]

Cervical cancer prevention

The aim of cervical cancer prevention week (24–30 January 2010) is to raise public awareness that this disease can be prevented in many cases within the UK, 20% of women who were offered cervical screening did not take up the opportunity, and only 50% of girls offered the HPV vaccine have accepted.

Every year in the [...]

Need2Know are pleased to announce new 2010 titles

New titles from Need2Know for 2010

Packed with practical advice and the latest facts, Need2Know self help and essential guide books find solutions and strategies to a wide range of problem areas. Working with our authors, who are experts in their fields, we aim to provide the most up-to-date information combined with a [...]