Cervical cancer is a most prevalent form of cancer that affect millions of lives every year with approximately 3,000 diagnosis and 1,000 deaths where one out of five die within a year of diagnose. Even the frightening figures have not impressed most of the women to schedule an appointment for smear tests, used to spot cell abnormalities that can lead to cervical cancer.

Meanwhile, for the observance of Cervical Screening Awareness Week, starting from Monday, a 28-years old enthusiastic lady, Brydie Smith who lost her 47 years aged aunt because of cervical cancer, had urged women to get screened for cancer as an early check had saved her life.

"I was nervous about going to the doctors and they had to sit and explain what was happening to me”, said Brydie Smith. "It's not a nice thing to do, but you don't want to die young. I was frightened, but I would advise every woman to go”.

It was a horrifying experience to get hospitalized for illness soon after diagnose although, the hospital admission had treated the infirmity successfully with endoscopy cameras, she added further.

The North Lincolnshire's Director of public health, Frances Cunning, stressed upon the need of regular health checks and said the regular scans can play a role to save the lives as early detection and treatment of cervical cell abnormalities has proven to be very successful in preventing the development of cervical cancer.