As women, we know that most of us put getting a smear test on the very bottom of our to-do lists.
We tend to view the tests, which usually only take minutes to complete, as a nuisance; something that isn't pressing and that we can forget about. But, as we know, it is vital that we regularly get these check-ups.
But, many of us do find the potentially life-saving procedure, embarrassing. And yes, it's awkward, it's not something we get excited about doing but this is why most women can putting getting the test off.
And following the results of a UK survey conducted at the beginning of the year, which showed that more and more women are avoiding smear tests as a result of embarrassment, musician Isabel Munoz-Newsome has spoken to The Guardian about her own diagnosis with cervical cancer.
