Shen Qiao Yun, or better known as Sheylara, blogs at http://sheylara.com

Sheylara.com is about living life to the fullest and not being afraid of trying new things. Here, she talks about Cervical Cancer and her take on it.

My oldest friend has breast cancer. I’ve tried to describe it in other ways: a lump in her breast…a scare…a…but it’s breast cancer. Stage One, but breast cancer all the same. From when she first discovered a lump over the weekend, she’s had a painful biopsy, the terrible wait for the results, an appointment made for a CAT scan next week, and then surgery. The surgeons will decide then whether they have to remove her breast, and the probability is great that they will.

She’s not yet 43, and she has 3 children. Her mother died of breast cancer, and she’s been very good about her screenings. And she has breast cancer.

I’m ashamed to say that I do not know what cervical cancer is all about. 

But after attending the POCC event, I learnt that cervical cancer is a common and preventable disease. Power Over Cervical Cancer (POCC) is a campaign to help women in Singapore to protect themselves against cervical cancer.
Cervical Cancer is…

Nadia, better known in the bloggersphere as Nadnut blogs at www.nadnut.com

Hear her take on Cervical Cancer here!

Today I’d like to blog about something really, really important really… not about work or play, but about LIFE.

The knowledge that I have gained after walking out from the gathering is really priceless.
I learnt that cervical cancer is the 6th most common cancer in Singapore, and we ladies can actually contract the virus in our early twenties!

There will be no symptoms, no signs even if you have the virus incubating within you.

A step towards raising my suaku status, and a step toward helping one more woman protect herself against cervical cancer…
Every day I look at my 2 daughters, Rachel (14) and Olivia (5), and all I ever pray for is that they grow up to be women who make a difference…

19th May 2010 marks the launch of the the Power of Cervical Cancer (POCC) with Bloggers Engagement Party. Singapore’s Top Female Bloggers came together to learn more about Cervical Cancer. The Event was held at The House @ Dempsey