Hi everyone, I have put this thread on here to ask if you could all help with this matter.
A good friend of mine has recently died from cervical cancer aged at just 20 years old, she was unfortunately diagnosed with cancer just after she gave birth but this was far too late as 3 weeks later she died.
I am putting up this link and ask that anyone who reads this would click on the link and sign the petition to lower the age of smear testing in females from 25 to 20.
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/smear20/

Please could everyone sign this as this was the last wish that she and her family discussed before she passed away.

Thanks for looking
Shaun

 

Done

 

needs to be younger i think then 20

 

Done.

 

I'm sorry for your loss Shaun, I've signed the petition and sent the link to friends.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Pardon my ignorance, but why can't smear testing be done even younger?

Why are there age limits on everything?

Cancer doesn't just go, oooo look I'm 20 now, I'll start being a cunt.

 

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Done. Excellent cause.

Please everybody sign. A very good friend of mine is going in to hospital tomorrow to start a course of chemotherapy so the more that we can do to prevent/treat/cure cancer can only be a good thing.

 

my wife went through a very similar thing very touching close to my heart they need to lower the age petition done

 

Done and sent the link to all my mates/ family

 

done very sorry

 

Done .

 

All done mate

 

gutted mate. Me and the mrs have been saying this for years.

 

As far as I am aware the results have a tendency to show abnormalities and require repeat testing in younger women. Girls are tested from age 20 in Scotland, but even at that are told that they may have to repeat the test and not to worry about the initial result as its commonplace for them to indicate abnormalities. Apparently going any younger would mean the test wouldnt be conclusive enough to be useful.

 

Sorry to hear about your friend


Signed petition.

 

done shaun
r.i.p to your good friend

 

sorry to hear the bad news and i have signed it

 

im 18 can i get one done?

x

 

i signed too
x

 

Done for ya mate.

Very good cause too

 

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my x ended up getting a historectomany (sp) as cancer was only picked up on her first smear test.

 

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Tragic news

I'm sure when I was younger they wanted girls to have one by the time they were 21 or 3 years after becoming sexually active, I don't think their was a lower age limit but agree women should be tested as early as possible

Just as a p.s. you can have a smear test and pay for it to be done (£60 IIRC) through your normal well woman clinic/family planning or Doctors surgery, not sure if age comes into it then

Z

 

you do have them 3 years after becoming sexually active, which would tend to make it 19, but it isnt gospel.

Signed and what a tragic loss

 

Totally agree with this and will deffo be signing this. I believe the age is younger than 25 in Scotland too, so why not in England!!

 

Thanks for everyone who has signed the petition so far and for all of the kind words. I do agree that the age should be lower than 20 too but if this petition helps to lower the age and detect cancer at a far earlier age then it is a good thing in my eyes.
Thanks once again everyone, I know Claires family will really appreciate it and I definitely do.

 

My girlfriends mum died last march after a long battle with cervical cancer, took numerous visits to specialists and doctors for them to diagnose it correctly.......by which time it seems it was too late!

All cancer are horrible diseases, anything that can be done to help eradicate/prevent/treat it should be promoted.
I'd rather my tax money went on 60quid a go smear tests and stuff than gastric bands for obese folk!

 

Hi Hayley, I am not sure if you can actualy request it but I believe that if like anyone who reads this is concerned by it then you should definitely contact your G.P.
The more people out there who know about this and are bothered by it then the more likely it is for the NHS to take note.

All that I can say is ask and see what they say.

Thanks for signing the petition.

 

I am sorry to hear this mate, unfortunately it seems all to common these days but I totaly agree that the money would be far better spent trying to deal with and detect cancer than it is spent on gastric bands, if obese people want to be less fat then stop eating so bloody much.

 

signed up

 

Signed, like the fat people jibes, from ignorant people, who aren't even up to date with research!!
tabetha

 

done .........sorry for you los mate

 

Only a personal thought.......i can see the heartbreak cancer causes everyday, my girlfriends mum died in march and her dad died in november, both after battles with cancer!

Her mum cervical cancer and her dad asophogus (sp) cancer!

Its torn her world apart.

There's not a lot else i can say to your ignorant comment........as i said only my thoughts!

 

Done,