Urgent advice after young woman hit with 'one big nightmare'

A young woman whose smear was postponed was given "double whammy" of bad news.

Sarah Waters' smear test was postponed back in 2020 due to the pandemic but on April 1 this year, she managed to get an appointment and attended the routine cervical screening. Assuming "everything was normal", she jetted off to Spain for a holiday before returning home to "urgent letters", the Liverpool Echo reports.

The 30-year-old was instantly referred to hospital and on June 22 was given a devastating diagnosis that she had a rare type of cervical cancer called Poorly-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma that was "aggressive and fast growing". Sarah was given a "double whammy" of bad news when she was told she would need a full hysterectomy meaning the chances having her own child have been "taken away".

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Having recently undergone a full hysterectomy, Sarah was waiting to hear if she needs chemotherapy treatment. Unfortunately, doctors found the cancer was "more aggressive" than they thought and it had started to spread. Now, her cancer is at stage 3 as she reinforces the importance of having a cervical screening.

As many women may put off their routine tests due to fear, embarrassment or even a lack of time, Sarah and her family are urging people to take the time to book their tests as it could "save your life."

Sharing her journey on social media, the singer gave an update earlier this month, having been in hospital with several infections. She wrote: "As most of you will know, in June this year I was diagnosed with a rare type of cervical cancer. I was told it is fast growing and aggressive. Since that day