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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Lucinda Cameron

Grandmother says two-minute test in her 30s saved her life

A grandmother who credits a two-minute smear test for saving her life has urged others not to delay having the check.

Gayle Maxwell was 39 when she was told she had cancer on February 17, 2015. She had the smear test at the start of January that year, after delaying it to enjoy the Christmas holidays.

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