cervix

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The current NHS test involves a nurse or doctor taking a sample of cells from the cervix - but a third of women invited for screening do not attend.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The 36-year-old mum-of-two disclosed her experience - which included having part of her cervix removed - on a podcast earlier this week.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

PIEZO2, in contrast, is located in sensory nerves in the cervix and vagina.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

Before her death, two samples were taken from her cervix without her permission or knowledge.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2026

It involved scraping cells from the cervix with a curved glass pipette and examining them under a microscope for precancerous changes that TeLinde and a few others had identified years earlier.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot