Your take home guide to: The Cervical Screening Test
When life gets busy, it's not always easy to find time to take care of ourselves.
By getting regular Cervical Screening Tests, cervical cancer becomes one of Australia's most preventable cancers.
What is the Cervical Screening Test?
The Cervical Screening Test is a simple test that looks for human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus which can cause abnormal changes in the cells of the cervix. If left untreated, these cell changes can eventually cause cervical cancer.
Pathways to a cancer-free future: A protocol for modelled evaluations to maximize the future impact of interventions on cervical cancer in Australia
Reference
Velentzis L S, Smith M A, Simms K T, Lew J-B, Hall M, Hughes S, Yuill S, Killen J, Keane A, Butler K, Darlington-Brown J, Hui H, Brotherton J M.L., Skinner R, Brand A, Roeske L, Heley S, Carter J, Bateson D, Frazer I, Garland S M, Guy R, Hammond I et al., 2019, Pathways to a cancer-free future: A protocol for modelled evaluations to maximize the future impact of interventions on cervical cancer in Australia, Gynecologic Oncology , Volume 153, Issue 3 465-471Project Evaluation: Capacity building of bilingual community educators to deliver cervical screening updates to refugee women in South Western and Western Sydney Local Health Districts
Research status
Completed
Overview of Study
Family Planning NSW (FPNSW) is working with existing bilingual community educators (BCEs) in South Western and Western Sydney to develop a training manual and a suite of culturally appropriate education and community resources around changes to the National Cervical Screening Program. Female BCEs will be trained as part of the project to facilitate and deliver culturally tailored, updated information to women from refugee communities, specifically Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Myanmar. An evaluation will be undertaken to determine the effectiveness of the training provided to the BCEs.
Impact Study - National Human Papillomavirus Genotype Surveillance Program
Research status
Completed
Overview of Study
This study is administered by The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. Family Planning NSW is a study partner, assisting with recruitment of participants at the Ashfield and Hunter FPNSW clinics. Please note we are no longer recruiting for this study.
Know Your Health: Cervical Screening Test
What is cervical cancer?
Our bodies are made up of millions of cells.
New cells grow every day.
Sometimes when cells grow differently they can turn into cancer.
Cervical cancer is cancer in the cervix.
The cervix is inside the body at the top of the vagina.
What causes cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer is caused by the human papillomavirus. Human papillomavirus is sometimes called HPV.
There are many types of HPV. Women and men can get HPV. HPV is very common. Anyone who has ever had sexual contact could have HPV.
Meaningful inclusion of trans and gender diverse populations in cervical cancer screening: A pilot study
Research status
In progress
Overview of Study
Family Planning NSW is involved in a pilot study led by UNSW Sydney investigating expert perspectives on the structural drivers and barriers to promoting inclusion and diversity in cervical screening services, particularly for trans and gender diverse people who have a cervix.
Cervical Screening Renewal – Clinician Attitudes and Practices following Implementation in NSW
Research status
In progress
Overview of Study
Since the renewal of the National Cervical Screening Program in December 2017 no formal evaluation has been undertaken of attitudes or practices of cervical screening clinicians following implementation.
In order for the renewed program to be a success, it will be important for clinicians to adopt the changes and incorporate the updated guidelines into their practice.
