In the UK there had never been a womb cancer awareness campaign and little had been done to make womb cancer known, so it's not really a surprise that I wasn't aware that womb cancer existed. The emphasis seemed to always be on breast cancer and cervical cancer, with the smear (pap) test being the bench mark for detecting the only gynaecological cancer that seemed to ever really get an airing - cervical cancer. Although ovarian cancer has had a bit of a push more recently.
Generally all gynaecological cancers are lumped together every September and there tends to be no distinction made about each individual one at that time - that's how it appears to me and, seemingly, to a fair number of other women too. At least that was the case before Womb Cancer Support UK (WCSUK) came about in April 2011!
In September 2011, WCSUK held the first Womb Cancer Awareness Month, with a further Womb Cancer Awareness Month in September 2012. This is something that will be ongoing each September, to bring womb cancer to the attention of as many women as possible. WCSUK also provides year round support for women going through womb cancer, be it investigations, treatment or the aftermath of having had womb cancer, so if you are one of the women affected by womb cancer please get in touch with WCSUK via their website, Facebook page or Twitter page:
Have a good day all.
Have a good day all.
Love Rose x
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