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Cervical Screening Week: What is cervical cancer, symptoms and how to book a smear test

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With as many as one in four women failing to book their smear tests, awareness is more important than ever before.

Woman, 25, dies of cervical cancer after she was refused smear test for being too young

This week it is Cervical Screening Week with loads of events designed to encourage women to get checked out.

Cervical cancer is still relatively rare but it is important the symptoms are caught early to make sure treatments are given when they are most effective.

Here is everything you need to know about cervical cancer, the symptoms and how to book an appointment.

What is cervical cancer?


7 things people who care for someone with dementia understand

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I wish someone had sat my sister and I down when our father had dementia diagnosed and explained how our lives would change.

His illness gradually took a grip on his mind and it was tough for us to distinguish between what was dementia-related, what was his slightly odd personality and what could be related to any other illness he was suffering from.

We were lucky to have the support of each other but a lot of the rest of the support and information was too little too late.

There are several things you need to understand to care effectively for someone with dementia

1. The person you once knew and loved isn’t always there

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Coming out about my mental health was difficult but it was the right decision to make

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Speaking out helped (Picture: Erin Aniker for Metro.co.uk)

The first time I wanted to share how imprisoning my mental health was, I didn’t really know where to start.

I decided I would make a video, not think about it too much so whatever came out was at least honest.

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I was at a point of desperation where I didn’t really have much to lose.

This was nearly three years ago.

It was shared by multiple publications at the time, including SANE. That was my first step into publicly… Read the full story

We can’t keep putting self-care at the bottom of our to-do lists

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Self-care has become a bit of a buzzword recently.

It’s typically associated with photos of women wearing big, cosy socks, or stuck on marketing emails to convince you to buy posh candles.

But that’s not what self-care is.

Self-care is not luxuriating in a bubble bath chugging hot chocolate.

Or, rather, it can be that, but that’s not all it is.

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Self-care can be boring. It can be not-all-that-fun. It can be organising your desk drawers. It can be taking some time alone. It can be crying in front of your therapist.

Self-care is not a luxury, it’s a necessity.

It’s how we look after ourselves, make sure we’re doing okay, and manage our mental health issues.

For me, self-care is keeping my space clear of too much clutter (when I’m in my down periods, my room becomes a mess of takeaway boxes and laundry that needs doing. I let… Read the full story

Plus-size models are having a positive effect on women’s mental health

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The recent explosion of normal-sized women in fashion campaigns and magazines spreads is not only reassuring for those of us who don’t look like pre-pubescent boys but apparently, is having a positive effect on all kinds of women.

According to a new study from Florida State University, simply seeing plus-size models can boost women’s psychological health.

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The study recruited 49 university-aged women – all of whom said that they wanted to be thinner.

They were shown various images of thin, average and plus-size fashion models on a screen… Read the full story

This is how you can support a friend with OCD

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OCD is a very difficult thing to grasp if you’ve never experienced it (Picture: Liberty Antonia Sadler for Metro.co.uk)

OCD is a very difficult thing to grasp if you’ve never experienced it.

It’s illogical, irrational and sometimes, to an outside eye, a bit odd.

9 things you only know if you have OCD

It’s important to remember that a person with OCD realises all of this, so although it might seem helpful, trying to poke holes in their compulsions is not going to ‘snap them out of it’.

Instead, it will probably only make them feel frustrated, silly and more isolated than they already do.

Using contamination… Read the full story

Cats are just as into fidget spinners as the rest of us

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Cats are clever beasts.

In fact most of the time, they’re more intelligent than their humans.

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And yet, we throw toy mice and balls of string at them and expect them to be entertained.

What they really want, however, is something more sophisticated. Something to keep their minds and paws occupied in those long hours in between feeding sessions and naps.

Something like a fidget spinner.

That’s right – cats, like every teenager in the world – have finally succumbed to fidget spinner madness.

Just look at Alannah Mitchell’s cat Elliot.

MUA recreate Cara Delevigne’s Met Gala spray-on hair on a young cancer patient

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An MUA has recreated Cara Delevigne’s spray-on hair look from last month’s Met Gala for a young cancer patient.

Glamsquad Makeup Academy transformed 8-year-old Brooklyn into a mini-Cara with spray-on silvery hair and glitter makeup.

Airport is hiring a skilled 'artist in residence' to just play with Lego all day

Brooklyn is fighting her second Wilm’s tumour (a type of cancer that attacks the kidneys) and her hair fell out during chemotherapy.

But that’s not stopped her from looking absolutely flawless.

Glamsquad shared pictures of Brooklyn’s incredible look saying: ‘This little lady is fighting cancer for the second time and she’s doing it with gusto!

‘Well… Read the full story


These dog wedding photos is all you need to see on a Monday

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Meet Kaya the White Shepherd.

She’s just gotten ‘married’ to her pal Hades, a black sable German Shepherd.

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And together, they’ve become something of an Internet sensation after their wedding photos were posted on Reddit.

‘These two just love each other!’ says Kaya’s owner.

‘They do everything together and hate being apart from each other.’

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Like the best couples, the pups are apparenty very similar and yet completely different.

Both are two-years-old and Kaya keeps Hades in check.

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The latest fitness trend is people squatting with their dogs and it’s brilliant

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We’ve all seen those yummy mummy bloggers using their babies as weights.

And yes, they’re impressive (mainly because anyone getting out of bed after a baby is a hero, let alone someone actually exercising).

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But babies aren’t that heavy. Anyone can lift a little 9lb bundle above their heads.

No, for a proper full-body workout, you need something bigger. Heavier. Furrier.

Something like a dog.

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Alyssa Greene, a Texas-based fitness blogger who teamed up with canine colleague Colonel to create the #squatyourdogchallenge.

‘If anyone wants to… Read the full story

Hairdresser fear: how switching to an Afro-Caribbean stylist helped me get over my phobia

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They say you should have a hair cut every two months.

That way, you don’t go around with a head of split ends or unintentional dreads.

Cats are just as into fidget spinners as the rest of us

And for many women, a visit to the hair salon is a luxury – something indulgent to look forward to. 

For that hour you can choose a copy of Harpers over your work emails and have endless macchiatos brought to you, all while someone brushes your knotty hair and gives you a cheeky head massage on the side.

What’s not to love?

Well, I hate hair salons. I’m positively hairdresser-phobic. I’ve been twice in 10 years.

When I had a bob or shoulder-length hair as a kid, I loved the feel of my hair being chopped.

Someone’s wrapped a cheese board in an edible cone and we want to kiss them

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Sweet dreams are made of cheese (Picture: Shane Rozario)

In this age of convenience, people are constantly thinking of ways to make our lives easier.

Someone's made a cheese board in a edible cone

We’ve been blessed with the collapsible bike helmet, a bowl that lets you simultaneously smoke weed and eat cereal and an app that will help you find your tent at festivals.

And now? Now, dear reader, we have the cheese board cone.

Yup, an entire serving of cheese board all neatly wrapped up in an edible cone, for your eating pleasure.

Meaning you’ll never have… Read the full story

This insanely clever travel mug actually brews your coffee on the go

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Imagine a world where you never have to drink instant coffee again.

Well that world is a reality, thanks to an inventor from Staffordshire who has created the perfect solution for time-poor caffeine addicts.

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Matthew Deasy from Cheadle, Staffordshire used to work for Beanmachines, a Manchester-based company selling coffee-makers to restaurants and cafes.

This ‘vampire’ couple think drinking each other’s blood is better than sex and that’s fine, I guess

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Students may wear them as a badge of honour, but the vast majority of adults avoid love-bites like the plague.

Unless of course, you identify as a vampire.

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Fetish model Lea Dragonborn, 20, and tarot-card reader Tim Doyal, 31, have been sucking each other’s blood and faces for the past two years, and can’t get enough of it.

The fanged beauty and the father-of-one are real-life ‘vampires’, from Austin, Texas, who have a passionate relationship based on blood sucking and satanic rituals.

And they say it’s… Read the full story

This couple live tracked Thursday’s election results using pom poms

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And there you were just watching TV until the early hours (Picture: Garry Beirne)

The election was a thing that happened.

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But cast aside your ongoing comedown from Thursday night and funny feelings about the DUP to focus on something a lot more fun – the election results in pom pom form.

Made up of different colours representing the different parties, it’s a map accurately resembling constituencies’ political choices, but fluffy.

The brainchild of Ed Peacock from Cardiff and his wife, Charlotte, the Pompom Election involved designing a map of… Read the full story


All these charcoal treats might be making your birth control less effective

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Charcoal is the wellness ingredient du jour.

Why have a regular latte when you could have one as black as your soul? Why opt for a pistachio gelato when you could have a charcoal cone?

These dog wedding photos is all you need to see on a Monday

Activated charcoal is apparently supposed to help remove toxins from the body while promoting better digestive health.

And of course, it’s supposed to be superb at whitening teeth. Except…it’s not.

Dentists actively disagree that there’s any real evidence that charcoal can improve the colour of your enamel.

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Men’s Health Week – Do you have a hazardous waist?

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Having come through a week with a fairly hazardous election, International Men’s Health Week now asks, ‘Do you have a hazardous waist?’

Gear up for salads, super-foods and some exercise because today, June 12, marks the start of Men’s Health Week 2017.

The international week of well-being is celebrated annually during the week ending on Father’s Day to target men across the world.

Someone's made a cheese board in a edible cone

The health awareness week, aimed at the health and well-being of men and boys, was recognised in 2002 and the UK affiliate with International Men’s Health Week is The Men’s… Read the full story

Benefit will have a drive-thru brow bar en-route to Glastonbury

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Brace yourselves (Picture: Benefit Cosmetics)

Don’t forget to bring bin bags to Glastonbury this year and sweet lord, don’t forget the wet wipes.

Avocado carvings are an avocado trend we can actually get on board with

One thing you can slack on this year, however, is a grueling hair-removal session beforehand.

Benefit Cosmetics is launching a drive thru brow bar just outside the festival, so that you have something much better to do during the inevitable traffic jams on the way in.

Giving away free Benefit products and brow waxes, the UK’s first brows and beauty drive-thru will be just outside… Read the full story

Women share their smear test stories for Cervical Screening Awareness Week

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Cervical Screening Awareness Week runs from June 12 to June 18, so make sure you mark in your diaries when it’s time to get an MOT for your muff.

Cervical screens should normally be done every three years if you’re aged 25-49, unless you have been advised by your GP to go more frequently.

It’s something all us gals have to go through, and yet rarely do we ever seem to talk about them without a grimace on our face.

So let’s stop the smear campaign against them and remember we are in this together.

To help you pluck up the courage to call and make an appointment, I’ve been asking around friends, family and the… Read the full story

The Restaurant of Order Mistakes only employs waiters who have dementia

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Eating out can be a stressful experience when you’re cripplingly indecisive.

You can’t make up your mind about starters. You don’t know what to have for main. And pudding is just one big stress-fest.

The Restaurant of Order Mistakes only employs waiters who have dementia

Whatever you order ends up with food envy and regret.

But there’s one restaurant in Japan where that won’t be an issue because the likelihood is that you won’t receive what you ordered anyway – so you won’t need to blame yourself if you choose something less delicious-sounding.

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