A young woman whose smear was postponed was given "double whammy" of bad news.
Sarah Waters' smear test was postponed back in 2020 due to the pandemic but on April 1 this year, she managed to get an appointment and attended the routine cervical screening. Assuming "everything was normal", she jetted off to Spain for a holiday before returning home to "urgent letters".
The 30-year-old was instantly referred to hospital and on June 22 was given a devastating diagnosis that she had a rare type of cervical cancer called Poorly-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma that was "aggressive and fast growing". Sarah was given a "double whammy" of bad news when she was told she would need a full hysterectomy meaning the chances having her own child have been "taken away".
