Women Coffee morning- Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

We had our first remote Women’s Coffee Morning session, and we focused on Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (23rd to 29th of January). This is an important week for raising awareness as lots of people are not comfortable talking about this topic. 

Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust launched their campaign: Our End Cervical Cancer Campaign. Together #WeCan work to prevent cervical cancer and spread awareness. 

Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust explained that now we have tools to help prevent cervical cancer from happening. For example, HPV vaccinations, cervical screenings, and treatments to change cells and prevent cancer.  Did you know that 1 in 3 women and people with a cervix do not go to their cervical screening?

This includes many women and people with a cervix that are deaf and choose not to go to their screening appointments due to communication barriers. At the Women's Coffee Morning, we all discussed our experiences with cervical screenings and how we can improve our experiences in future. It is important to spread awareness to deaf women and people with a cervix to help prevent cervical cancer. 

Please watch the BSL video from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust that explains why it is important to go to for your cervical screening test.