Our Get Lippy survey found that under half of women would act on ‘red-flag symptoms’ a bleed after the menopause or between periods (45 and 44%). Abnormal bleeding is a very literal ‘red-flag’ for three out of the five gynae cancers- womb, cervical and vaginal, which together affect around 13,150 women and people with gynae organs each and every year in the UK.
Abnormal bleeding might be easy to spot, but too many women are sitting on their symptoms. We know that to spot cancer early, when it is most treatable, we need people to know their bodies well, the signs and symptoms to look out for, and feel comfortable talking about their bodies so that they can seek help as soon as they need it.
A big thank you to everyone who joined us this May to Get Lippy and Loud about the five gynae cancers and to break down the taboos around gynae health and so that everyone knows to get bleedin’ checked!
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