Wiltshire Woman's life "survived" after detection of smear test cancer.

Alexandra Besingham

BBC News, West of England

Originally after ignoring his invitation for a regular smear test, Joan man was diagnosed, and treated for cervical cancer,

Cancer Research UK is wearing a black top and heart locket necklace, standing in front of a river and iron rail. She has her golden hair and wearing dark glasses. There are branches of the tree behind it with green leaves. — Originally after ignoring his invitation for a regular smear test, Joan man was diagnosed, and treated for cervical cancer,

A woman who has stopped having a smear test “for years” has finally decided to go for appointment “saved her life”.

Joan Purush of Chippenham, Wiltshire participated in his smear appointment last October and a follow -up process confirmed that he had cervical cancer.

The 40 -year -old said: “It is easy to ignore screening letters … [but] If I do not have that smear test, then I cannot imagine in what position I would be now because I had no symptoms. ,

He hopes that his story encourages more women to test for the first time, and to raise awareness about the work of Cruk, Cancer Research in cervical cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

“Despite all my fear, attending the screening became a lifeline,” said Ms. Purush

Cancer Research UK is wearing a black top and heart locket necklace, where she works where she works. She has her golden hair and wearing dark glasses. — “Despite all my fear, attending the screening became a lifeline,” said Ms. Purush

According to the NHS England Cervical Screening Program, between 2023–2024, three out of 10 people in the southwest were overwhelmed for their cervical screening.

Given her options, Ms. Purush chose for a hysterctomy as she “wanted to ensure that I had no chance to return to cancer” then received the news that she was cancer-free on the eve of Christmas.

“I know that I had left it at any time, it could have been a very different story,” said one of one.

Ms. Purush said that she tells her story to everyone, including colleagues and friends to encourage her to participate in screening appointments.

Cancer Research UK (Cruk) Nathaha was scrapped with brown hair in a farewell, Natasha Stanford lowered down with her golden hair, which she wears with a fringe, dark glasses with Joan male and a blue stroke with a blue neck and Eli, with a central part and her light hair. All are wearing four black tops and smiling on the camera, standing with each other in a tight group with each other. — Ms. Purush said that she tells her story to everyone, including colleagues and friends to encourage her to participate in screening appointments.

Kruk said that it believes that in obstacles for screening, women first find the cervical screening painful, or worrying about it being painful and a man should not do the screening test.

A spokesperson said that some people have reported a lot of embarrassing about going to the cervical screening and some believe that they are not a risk of cervical cancer.

Ms. Purush, who works in a jewelers, said: “You never think that cancer will happen to you.”

He said, “But screening takes only a few minutes and for something like this is the time to fit the appointment that can change your life.”

He said that for at least 10 years, two out of four people are currently escaping cancer, Krok is working to accelerate progress in three of the four people who survive their cancer by 2034.

Ms. Purush said that she is very grateful to Crook and Cancer experts and feels that “it is very lucky to enjoy such more precious moments with my loved ones,” he said.