Having a HPV positive smear test can be daunting - but it doesn’t mean you’re going to get cancer, writes KATE WRIGHT

Around 70 per cent of respondents said they do not fully understand what the HPV is or its impact

Cork GP Dr Phil Kieran is supporting the HPV vaccination programme, which is being extended to boys this month, writes COLETTE SHERIDAN

As confusion and controversy continues surrounding the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine, MARIA ROLSTON talks to Cork-based consultant Dr Matt Hewitt who has hit out at the ‘scaremongering’ and ‘misinformation’ about vaccine, which he says can prevent cervical cancer and save lives