NEED TO KNOW Melissa Sanders, from Valley City, Ohio, was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer last year The single mom of three has shared how her loved ones told her she was going through perimenopause before her diagnosis after she experienced a nearly three-month-long period “I didn’t make a big deal about it. I just put up with it …
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Cervical cancer diagnoses are quite rare, with only about 13,000 women diagnosed every year, according to the American Cancer Society (317,000 are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, for comparison). One of the biggest reasons for this is that the illness doesn’t present any signs of cervical cancer until the later stages. “Cervical cancer is a slow onset cancer, so …
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HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) is an unwelcome consequence of a joyful pursuit. Skin-to-skin contact during sex allows the virus to spread, which can lead to genital warts and cancers of the reproductive system. In Britain HPV causes about 3,500 cases of cervical cancer each year and 900 deaths. A vaccination programme that inoculates against the virus—once a runaway success—is floundering. Source …
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In early 2024, Melissa Sanders experienced an almost three-month long period. At 44 years old, she thought perimenopause, when the body starts to transition to menopause, was causing her heavy menstrual bleeding. “Everybody was telling me I’m going through perimenopause,” the now-46-year-old from Valley City, Ohio, tells TODAY.com. “I didn’t make a big deal about it. I just put up …
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