A legal secretary from Oldham is urging others to make sure they attend their cervical screening test as she prepares for cancer treatment.
Laura Hope, 35, from Failsworth, went for her cervical screening appointment (also known as a smear test) at her GP practice in October last year.
A few weeks later she got a letter informing her that the test had shown high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and some abnormal cells.
Laura was then sent on to The Royal Oldham Hospital for further investigations, this is known as a colposcopy. This is where a specialist nurse or doctor takes a closer look at the cervix (the opening to the womb from the vagina).
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