 January is cervical cancer awareness month, to raise awareness and funding for cervical cancer charities and research (WHO, 2024).
There have been a number of major changes to screening for cervical cancer in recent years which will make you wonder why they were made as they actually increase the risks of cervical cancer, and will make you wonder why anyone would give any donations or support to so-called cancer charities. The issues I have with the various changes to cervical cancer are listed below: Change to Pap smears being replaced with CST testing: In 2017, the Qld Cancer Council announced that the National Cervical Screening Program of pap smears for women every 2 years was replaced by the new Cervical Screening Test (CST) (Cancer Council, 2017). In recent times since 2022, women can still get the CST test done via their GP or also now from a home testing kit. This article will explain why the CST test isn’t as good as the pap smear tests, and why the home test kit is next to useless and can actually be very dangerous for women. The previous pap smear tests checked for abnormal cervical cells by a trained pathologist. But the CST will only check for the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus), which is just one alleged cause of cervical cancer. The HPV testing in the CST is only done via computer. And the CST will only be required every 5 years instead of 2 years for the pap smear test. The CST will still require the same uncomfortable procedure to obtain cervical cells as the pap smear, just less frequently. Only if the HPV virus is found will someone actually visually check your pap smear for abnormal cells. The issues here are several: - The CST test is only looking for ONE possible causative factor of cervical cancer, being the HPV - The CST ignores all other possible causes of cervical cancer, so if you don’t have HPV, the cervical cancer will not get picked up until it becomes much more developed and serious and presents with serious symptoms. Increased duration for recommended testing: The less frequent testing (being a money saving measure, in my opinion), from every 2 years for a pap smear to 5 years now, is a major concern that will increase the risks of increased development and progression of cervical cancer. I’ve had female patients who have gone from a negative test to CIN 2 or 3 cervical cancer within the 2-year repeated tests. But now it’s a 5 year duration in retesting... If you are female and have a family history of female hormone or sex organ related cancers, or who have had cervical cancer in the past, you can and should retest much more regularly than 5 years apart. Even if there is no family history of cervical cancer but for ongoing health and prevention, you can and should test more frequently than these organisations say. Home testing for cervical cancer: Since 2022 the at-home testing kits for cervical cancer have been available (Cancer Council, 2024), but as you can see from the infographic of this article, the swab doesn’t even get close to the cervix for obtaining any worthwhile cervical cells (or cancer cells) to actually test. It’s just a vaginal test and not a cervical cancer test. It’s next to useless. Or worse, it can be very dangerous (and even deadly) if a woman actually has unknown cervical cancer, and tests her vaginal cells instead of the cervix, and the cancer remains unknown after the at-home test kit. Then because of the cost-cutting measures of the Cancer Council and government health budgets, the woman waits another 5 years to test again – so the cervical cancer can develop and progress much further and become far more serious, or deadly. Women should continue to see their GP or Gynaecologist for a proper and accurately taken cervical swab, as well as other testing I suggest here. No other testing recommended for cervical cancer: Having the HPV virus and testing positive for this in the CST test, isn’t the only cause or factor for the development and progression of cervical cancer. Research suggests that an HPV infection alone is NOT sufficient to cause cervical cancer! (Spurgeon et. Al., 2017). Cervical cancer, and other reproductive cancers in women, are related to female hormones and often an imbalance between the hormones oestrogen and progesterone. The same research also suggests that an immune system dysfunction and chronic inflammation are also equal causative factors in the development and progression of cervical cancer. This study says these other factors are mandatory for the development of cervical cancer. So pap smears or the new CST are simply not good enough screening tests for this type of cancer. As a better preventative for cervical cancer, or other female cancers, or in fact ANY cancer, you can (and SHOULD) get your immune system function checked, inflammation levels tested, and female hormone levels tested regularly for a much better picture for the prevention of ALL female reproductive cancers, and for your overall health. Summary: I believe all of these changes to cervical cancer screening will in fact put more women at risk of cervical cancer, and developing more severe cancer due to less frequent testing, and will likely kill far more women as a result. More regular, more accurate, and more holistic testing is needed for the prevention of cervical cancer. More women need to be informed of these changes to cervical cancer screening and the likely increased risks to cervical cancer. The more women are aware of these issues, and that additional testing is needed too, the less cervical cancer we may see due to prevention, or at least to catch it earlier. Please share this information to your female friends and groups to let them know! Stay healthy! References: Cancer Council. (2024). Self collection and the cervical screening test. Retrieved 12th November 2024 from https://www.cancer.org.au/cervicalscreening/i-am-over-25/do-i-need-the-test/self-collection-and-the-cervical-screening-test Spurgeon, M.E, den Boon , J.A., Mark Horswill, M., Barthakur, S., Forouzan, O., Rader, J.S., Beebe, D.J., Roopra, A., Ahlquist, P., & Lambert, P.F. (2017). Human papillomavirus oncogenes reprogram the cervical cancer microenvironment independently of and synergistically with estrogen. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114 (43):E9076-E9085. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1712018114. WHO. (2024). Retrieved 13th January 2026 from https://www.emro.who.int/noncommunicable-diseases/campaigns/cervical-cancer-awareness-month-2024.html
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 In 2017, the Qld Cancer Council announced that the National Cervical Screening Program of pap smears for women every 2 years was replaced by the new Cervical Screening Test (CST) (Cancer Council, 2017). In recent times since 2022, women can still get the CST test done via their GP or also now from a home testing (self-collection) kit. This article will explain why the CST test isn’t as good as the pap smear tests, and why the home test kit is next to useless and can actually be very dangerous for women.
The previous pap smear tests checked for abnormal cervical cells by a trained pathologist. But the CST will only check for the HPV (Human Pappilloma Virus), which is just one alleged cause of cervical cancer. The HPV testing in the CST is only done via computer. And the CST will only be required every 5 years instead of 2 years for the pap smear test. The CST will still require the same uncomfortable procedure to obtain cervical cells as the pap smear, just less frequently. Only if the HPV virus is found will someone actually visually check your pap smear for abnormal cells. The issues here are several: - The CST test is only looking for ONE possible causative factor of cervical cancer, being the HPV, - The CST ignores all other possible causes of cervical cancer, - and the less frequent testing (a money saving measure?) is a concern. I believe these changes may in fact put more women at risk of cervical cancer, and more severe cancer, and will likely kill far more women as a result. Abnormal cells found in the pap smear test are a better indicator of potential cervical cancer, so why the change? Since 2022 the at-home testing kits for cervical cancer have been available (Cancer Council, 2024), but as you can see from the infographic of this article, the swab doesn’t even get close to the cervix for obtaining any worthwhile cervical cells (or cancer cells) to actually test. It’s just a vaginal test and not a cervical cancer test. It’s next to useless. Or worse, it can be very dangerous (and even deadly) if a woman actually has unknown cervical cancer, and tests her vaginal cells instead of the cervix, and the cancer remains unknown after the at-home test kit. Then because of the cost-cutting measures of the Cancer Council and government health budgets, the woman waits another 5 years to test again – so the cervical cancer can develop and progress much further and become far more serious, or deadly. I’ve had female patients who have gone from a negative pap smear test (the previous type of test) to CIN 2 or 3 cervical cancer within the 2-year repeated tests. But now it’s a 5 year delay in retesting... If you are female and have a family history of female hormone or sex organ related cancers, or who have had cervical cancer in the past, you can and should retest much more regularly than 5 years apart. Even if there is no family history of cervical cancer but for ongoing health and prevention, you can and should test more frequently than these organisations say. Research that was available even at the time of the CST change (Spurgeon et al, 2017) suggests that an HPV infection alone is NOT sufficient to cause cervical cancer! Cervical cancer, and other reproductive cancers in women, are related to female hormones and often an imbalance between the hormones oestrogen and progesterone. The same research also suggests that an immune system dysfunction and inflammation are also equal causative factors in the development and progression of cervical cancer. Other research (in Oct 2017) says these other factors are mandatory for the development of cervical cancer. So pap smears or the new CST are simply not good enough screening tests for this type of cancer. As a better preventative for cervical cancer, or other female cancers, or in fact ANY cancer, you can get your immune system function checked, inflammation levels tested, and female hormone levels tested regularly for a much better picture for the prevention of ALL female reproductive cancers, and for your overall health. Ask me for details of these tests, for a better peace of mind. If you are female and of reproductive age, or even in menopausal age, this information needs to be shared to inform others if the inadequacy of the CST testing and the risks involved. Please share this widely. Stay healthy! References: Cancer Council. (2024). Self collection and the cervical screening test. Retrieved 12th November 2024 from www.cancer.org.au/cervicalscreening/what-do-i-need-to-know-about-the-test/self-collection Spurgeon, M.E, den Boon , J.A., Mark Horswill, M., Barthakur, S., Forouzan, O., Rader, J.S., Beebe, D.J., Roopra, A., Ahlquist, P., & Lambert, P.F. (2017). Human papillomavirus oncogenes reprogram the cervical cancer microenvironment independently of and synergistically with estrogen. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114 (43):E9076-E9085. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1712018114.    Introduction to the Gardasil vaccine The Gardasil vaccine has been considered to be a breakthrough vaccine for women and women's health, marketed incorrectly and somewhat ironically as "the cervical cancer vaccine", allegedly for the prevention of cervical cancer. But does it really do this? No! The Gardasil vaccine is not going to prevent cervical cancer, as it is an HPV vaccine - a vaccine against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), a viral infection that is mostly, but not completely, a sexually-transmitted disease. With over 100 HPV viruses in the wild, can this vaccine really prevent an HPV infection or even cervical cancer? Again, no! In 2007, the first Gardasil vaccine became available for public use, containing 4 strains of HPV - 2 which can cause genital warts, and 2 that may cause cervical cancer. Hence this version is now known as Gardasil 4. In 2018 a new Gardasil vaccine became available, with 9 strains of HPV viruses - still a long way short of the 100 possibles (WHO, 2019). The Gardasil vaccine was initially given only to girls of pre-teen or teenage years. In more recent times, teen boys are now recommended to get this vaccine too, as while they do not have a cervix, they too can carry the HPV vaccine and infect their sexual partners. This article will look at what you are not being told about this vaccine, why it is one of the most dangerous vaccines to ever come onto the market, and why you need to read this and confirm this information, BEFORE you inject your children with it... This is called "informed consent" - the right to know what you and your children are being injected with in this medical procedure, of the risks vs benefits, side effects and possible adverse outcomes of which there are many, so that you can make up your own minds as to whether you wish to submit your children to this almost untested vaccine, and the right to decline based on being given this information. Yes Gardasil is "almost untested" is actually true - it wasn't tested in a true scientific way, as explained in these referenced facts below. In this article and the following facts, I will refer to the original Gardasil vaccine as "Gardasil 4" to differentiate it from information from the new 2018 version of "Gardasil 9". The following is a summary of key points in the history, testing, and use of the Gardasil vaccines, including side effects and severe adverse reactions:
Risk factors for contracting HPV and development of cervical cancer Studies have shown that cervical cancer isn't only caused by the HPV virus. In fact, other causative factors must also occur for the development and progression of cervical cancer, especially:
Other factors which can increase the risks of HPV and cervical cancer include (Burd, 2003):
If these risk factors are identified and minimised, the risks of contracting HPV and it causing cervical cancer can be greatly reduced. All without a dangerous vaccine. Independent investigation into Gardasil 9 In 2019, an independent team of Italian scientists from a group called Corvelva, started investigations into many common vaccines and their ingredients. They reviewed the Gardasil 9 vaccine ingredients from several batches, looking at the genetics of the RNA and DNA of the pathogens and other ingredients in the vaccine. They found the following (Corvelva, 2019):
Clinical Observations In my clinical practice, I have seen many female patients who have presented with very strange symptoms that no doctor was able to find the cause of, or diagnose, or be able to treat to reduce their symptoms. My detailed questioning in my initial consultations picked up on the onset of their symptoms, which was around the start of their teen years. On intuition initially and lately from experience, I asked what may have happened at that time, or whether they had the Gardasil vaccine. In many cases, they said the symptoms appeared shortly after this vaccine. Sure this is what is known as “anecdotal evidence” but the published evidence referenced here, and from many more studies since the Gardasil vaccine became available, confirms that these side effects and adverse reactions are from the vaccine and are very real. Because doctors don't try to trace the root causes of health conditions, they don't know that Gardasil has these reactions. This can lead to the patient suffering for years to a decade or longer before being diagnosed, if at all. A very common ongoing adverse reaction I have seen in practice is a combination of chronic digestive complaints together with heart symptoms. The heart symptoms often present as a racing heart (tachycardia) which the person may or may not feel, or slow pulse (bradycardia), or arrhythmias (irregular heart beat), or having all of these - a fast heart beat becoming slow then racing again in quick succession. Heart rate testing can show a very wide range of beats, often a difference of 20+ beats per minute from low to high and low again when rested. Orthostatic testing of heart activity, of testing blood pressure and pulse when laying down, and immediately on standing, can show a steady BP but an even higher pulse rate on standing, and an overall difference in pulse of 30-40+ beats per minute. In teens who have these symptoms, many cannot tolerate any exercise, and some athletic teens have had to give up on their sports because of a sudden reduced performance after their Gardasil vaccination. Other related symptoms from the heart dysfunction include frequent fainting and dizziness, headaches, weakness and fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath, poor thinking or low memory and concentration (NHS, 2019). Together with the irregular heart function, the same patients also have chronic digestive complaints, of pains, cramps, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), Ulcerative Colitis, hypochlorhydria (low stomach acid), chronic nausea, and other digestive complaints. The digestive system is affected together with the cardiovascular system, as both systems are controlled by nerves, or more particularly, branches of the autonomic nervous system. The dysfunction of these systems can suggest a diagnosis of Dysautonomia, or "dysfunctional autonomic nervous system". The particular dysautonomia diagnosis I have found as a direct result of the Gardasil vaccination is Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome or POTS. In my investigations of many patients with Gardasil reactions, I have diagnosed POTS from their symptoms, history, and orthostatic testing of their blood pressure and heart rate. I have referred patients to their GP for a formal testing and diagnosis, only to be told that they don't know what POTS is or who to refer to. Luckily, POTS can be diagnosed, treated and reversed, but not with medical interventions. It can be treated with nutritional medicine, lifestyle improvements, and herbal medicines. I have also seen cases of cervical cancer being diagnosed in women who tested negative for HPV, but some had the Gardasil vaccine (which is known to cause cervical cancer). They also had hormone imbalances, and other factors like stress and nutrient deficiencies. Conclusions This document is a summary of many published studies into the Gardasil vaccine, information from the manufacturer, official government statistics, information from drug regulators, and from my own clinical experience with patients who have had many side affects, adverse reactions and chronic health conditions resulting from the Gardasil vaccine. The Gardasil vaccine was not thoroughly tested, and not tested to accepted scientific protocols before being approved for use. Testing did not include using an inert placebo in the control group, which enabled the manufacturer to claim very little difference in side effects between the vaccine and an active placebo. This is an unconscionable act which was done deliberately to hide side effects in order to gain a fast approval. It also shows a lack of thoroughness of the drug regulators to not see this deliberate ploy of deception, prior to the vaccine being approved. The Gardasil vaccine does not do what it claims to do - to reduce incidences of cervical cancer in women. In many countries, including in Australia, cervical cancer incidences have increased every year since Gardasil was introduced. And any protection from antibodies has only a short lasting effect of 4 years. After this time, there is no immunity to HPV. Gardasil has been shown in studies to actually cause cervical cancer. Gardasil simply does not work. Gardasil causes many side effects, long-term health effects, and causes many deaths. One of its key reasons for this is the use of an aluminium adjuvant, used to heighten the immune response to producing antibodies, and many recipients still do not develop antibodies to HPV. Aluminium in the body is a neurotoxin - it damages nerves of the autonomic nervous system, to cause a great many symptoms and health issues, such as heart conditions and digestive conditions. HPV alone is not the only cause of cervical cancer - an imbalance in male and female hormones and a dysfunctional immune system are also required factors for the development and progression of cervical cancer. Improve the immune system function and improve the hormone imbalance and cervical cancer can be prevented or reversed, without needing the dangerous Gardasil vaccine. All parents of teenage children must be given full informed consent of all the risks of the Gardasil vaccine, including the chronic health conditions and reactions it can cause, including death. I do not see this information being given to parents or teens. Where there is a risk with a vaccine, and there are many with Gardasil, parents and teens must be fully informed and also allowed the right to decline this medical procedure. Luckily there are other options available to reduce the risks of this infection and to also reduce the risks of cervical cancer. Schools around the country (and in other countries too) are the target for government-funded mass vaccination programs for the Gardasil vaccine. All Year 7s in Australia are rounded up and taken somewhere in the school for this shot. Often, letters or forms by concerned parents to not get this vaccine are ignored by teachers and the health department staff who simply assume that all children will get the vaccine. It is best to inform your children of the dangers to this vaccine, and keep them home on the allocated day, or to avoid it by hiding during the time it is being done. (The full article and references list is avaiable as a PDF download at the bottom of this page) References: Alleva, E., Rankin, J., & Santucci, D. (1998). Neurobehavioral Alteration in Rodents Following Developmental Exposure to Aluminum. Toxicology and Industrial Health, 14 (1-2): 209-21. doi: 10.1177/074823379801400113. Beppu, H., Minaguchi, M., Uchide, K., Kumamoto, K., Sekiguchi, M., & Yaju, Y. (2017). 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