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Crystal Manuel lost her own mother to uterus cancer when she was 26 and was then diagnosed with cervical cancer herself at 37

Crystal Manuel, who lives in Chandler’s Ford in Hampshire, was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of 37

BALTIMORE — Cervical cancer, like many illnesses, is treatable if it’s caught early, but each year millions of women miss out on getting routine Pap smear screening for the disease, which kills a disproportionate number of Black women.

Sarah Waters, 31, enjoyed her holiday in Spain little knowing what was waiting for her back home

Sarah Waters, 31, from Prescot, jetted off to Spain on holiday following the routine test but on returning from her trip she discovered "urgent letters" from the NHS waiting for her on doorstep

"I was in utter shock as I never thought it would be me"

Joanne Painter was diagnosed with stage 2 cervical cancer when she was 38 years old

A Freedom Of Information (FOI) request discovered the average wait for a colposcopy in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is 19-and-a-half weeks - the target time is six weeks.

Joanne Painter was diagnosed with stage 2 cervical cancer when she was 38 years old

"I thought everything was fine, I didn't have symptoms"

The woman, who asked not to be identified, had a smear test in February last year which showed she had abnormal cells.