Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Booking cervical screening: Four cervical cancer symptoms that you should be aware of
ok.co.ukNew research has revealed that the uptake rate for cervical screening has dropped significantly during the pandemic, and is now at its lowest in decades.
The research, carried out by Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, found that almost one in three women are not attending having been invited for a smear test, with the charity now aiming to encourage women to book an appointment if they are overdue a screening.
The extremely low rate of attendance is said to be as a result of the impact of the pandemic, with many having to attend appointments on their own, and also feeling isolated if they are diagnosed with cervical cell changes.
Research shows that 29 per cent of women diagnosed during the pandemic felt isolated, while just 15 per cent felt isolated prior to the pandemic.
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