Just a few years ago, I lost my mother to cervical cancer. It was totally unexpected and I was shocked, none to say the least! We had made all these plans for the future together – and then suddenly, BAM! – Cervical Cancer took her life. Looking…

Cervical Cancer is a dangerous but preventable disease. It can result from certain strains of papilloma virus, thus but taking the vaccine, you can prevent it. How did the virus get in there in the first place…

As dusk approached, ZOUK was awash in PINK on the 24th of July 2010 (Saturday), with partygoers from all walks of life pledging their support in the cause against cervical cancer.
The POCC team was extremely stoked by the massive turnout, having poured in our heartfelt effort in the management of…

“If you are going to have sexual intercourse, please use a condom,” said my gynaecologist after removing my IUD, July 2010. To anyone else, that sentence may be rude and insulting but that was my doctor’s way of letting me know that I could conceive.

The word “cancer” scares me. a hell lot. my maternal grandma passed away 6 years ago because of cancer in the pancreas. Her health deterioriated very fast, though at one point, she seemed to become better. We tried all sorts of methods, western medicine, TCM, some supersonic bubble bath thingie.

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This is a story I had been meaning to write about, but never quite had enough within me to share, though the closest around me would have heard about it along the way.

I am not sure why it actually takes quite a lot out of me to be revisiting it, that I procrastinated writing this post for the longest time, and even as I am doing it now, I could feel the nerves tangling themselves up in a bundle. I swear my heart rate is increasing and my breaths are getting shallower, and I know this is what I have been avoiding to experience again, that’s why I very nearly wanted to give up writing this.

In the last couple of months, the words “death” and “cancer” keeps appearing. It’s not only written but during conversations. First the passing of a dear friend, an unfortunate medical report (which I’m not going to elaborate on), the departure of my BFF’s friend’s sister, a traffic accident… it suddenly occurred to me that life is truly unpredictable. Well, not exactly “suddenly” per se, but it wasn’t something I consciously took note off.

Click to read more about what Sabrina, who blogs at www.sabrina.sg, has to say about Cervical Cancer

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Then, I had no idea, and had to go through a laser treatment process, which helped me get rid of the cancer, and was also on medication for a couple of years. It was very hard for me then as I didnt have many friends just couple family members, whom to say the least didn’t know much about Cervical Cancer.

As much as I’ve wanted and reminded myself to, I have not gotten down to starting a blog yet. I am not a celebrity but a young 27 yr old, who had a close encounter abt 3-4 yrs back, when the doctor at the polyclinic suggested me for a thorough check-up at KKH, due to some heavy discharge. And she prepped me that the worse case scenario would be the possibility of me being diagnosed with cervical cancer.