‘I was told that I was too young for womb cancer’
Gemma reflects on how tracking her periods helped her monitor changes and get help.
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Less than half of women would act on ‘red-flag’ symptoms
Our Get Lippy 2024 YouGov survey found that too few women would act on abnormal bleeding symptoms.
Research News: New test could prevent thousands from needing invasive procedures to rule out womb cancer
The team working on the new womb cancer test at the Institute for Women’s Health, UCL, blog about their new results.
New research shows a new technique can be used to give an immediate diagnosis for womb cancer
Research shows a new technique can be used to give an immediate diagnosis for womb cancer, Sarah Graham blogs.
‘There are lots of lessons to be learned about hysteroscopy’
Charlotte shared her experience of hysteroscopy and we blog about the lessons that need to be learned from what happened
Breaking research news: New test to early diagnose womb cancer
New research published today in JCO reports a new test which can reliably detect womb cancer from a cervical sample.
‘We hadn’t even heard of vaginal cancer before, and I only found out about it when I was being told that I had it.’
Laura blogs about being diagnosed with vaginal cancer just as the pandemic hit in 2020.
‘It was really difficult for us all, going through this through covid’
Chris blogs about his mum who passed away from womb cancer in August and his big cycling challenge through GCAM.
‘When I think back to how long I ignored the bleeding, I feel exasperated.’
Terri was diagnosed with grade 4, stage 1B cervical cancer 14 years ago after bleeding after sex, she tells her story for Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month and why she wants everyone to get abnormal bleeding checked.
“If you think something is wrong, go to the doctor”
Today is the last day of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week January, #TeamEve have shared a number of blog posts around different topics, whether it’s personal stories, or talking about HPV and the links to cervical cancer. We wanted to raise as much awareness during the week around cervical cancer as possible and hope that you’ll join us in doing so.
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