“That's pretty much when my journey started with cancer.”AdvertisementIn 2021, at the age of 34, 14 years after her abnormal bleeding first started, Grant-Noonan was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer.
Eliminating cervical cancer with vaccinesRates of cervical cancer are dropping thanks to the roll-out of vaccines in pre-teens against the human papillomavirus that causes the majority of cases, with the World Health Organization aiming to eliminate the disease by the end of the century.
AdvertisementGrant-Noonan had two false negative pap smears before being diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Avi-Grant-NoonanSpreading awareness of cervical cancer gives Grant-Noonan a sense of purposeOnce she was diagnosed, Grant-Noonan saw a gynecological oncologist within two weeks.
Educating people about cervical cancer and how to prevent it through her involvement with Cervivor , a nonprofit network of cervical cancer survivors, has given Grant-Noonan a sense of purpose, she said.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Service, Business, World Health Organization, Disease Control, Cancer
Locations:
Honduras, Miami, Florida