Cervical cancer survivor goes on to have a baby against all of the odds. Hear Philippa’s incredible survival story of #cervicalcancer at the age of 29. Following radical surgery to remove her cervix she was still young and hadn’t really thought much about starting a family. 7 years later when she met her husband and started down the path for trying for a baby, things weren’t working like they should. After many investigations she realised a fallopian tube was crushed in the original treatment of her Cancer. By this stage she was 2 weeks before her 40th birthday, a cut-off point for free IVF in the NHS in most postcodes. So began her #IVFjourney. 3 rounds later and a lot more drama baby Eleanor arrived against all the odds. 

51% of women survive a cervical cancer diagnosis for more than 10 years. 99.8% are preventable though. Highest incidence is between the age of 30-34. HPV vaccines are reducing the numbers of new cases as vaccinating against the virus that causes the abnormalities and then cancers in the cells. #cervicalscreening is the next best thing as early detecting leads to early intervention. MAKING BABIES