Viewers in awe as Vicky Phelan makes difficult decision to gain more time

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Women’s health campaigner Vicky Phelan joined Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Show on Friday night for a powerful interview ahead of a nerve-wrecking trip to the US this weekend.

The CervicalCheck campaigner will be travelling solo to Maryland this Sunday to take part in a clinical trial that, if successful, will prolong her life.

Vicky, who was given a terminal cancer diagnosis in 2018 after receiving a false negative smear test, will be in Maryland for up to six months for groundbreaking immunotherapy treatment.

The mum-of-two told Ryan that she is fearful of the trip ahead, her biggest worry being that she may be ‘coming back in a coffin’. ‘If this trial works, I get more time with my kids,’ she explained. ‘They understand it, I’ve been