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Women’s health activist Vicky Phelan has said her cancer is growing again, but slowly.
On Twitter, Ms Phelan said that she was sharing the news after having had time to absorb the information herself and having her family and friends assimilate it as well.
Ms Phelan became a leading figure in the CervicalCheck controversy after the Supreme Court awarded her a 2.5 million euro settlement in April 2018 in a case against the US laboratory that conducted her test. cervical smear.
She was diagnosed with terminal cancer after a false negative cervical smear test performed as part of CervicalCheck.
In a series of tweets yesterday, Ms Phelan explained that in addition to the growth in three tumors, she has developed a new “tiny – 3mm” in her lung.
He said that “I knew this day would come and that Pembro would stop keeping all my tumors at bay.”
“BUT I am very happy that I fought for Pembro. It has given me almost 3 years of a quality of life that I could never have expected with chemotherapy.”
So, I’ve been waiting to share news that my cancer is growing again (slowly, thankfully)
I needed time to absorb this news and for my family and friends to absorb it as well ❤
In addition to the growth in three tumors, I have developed a new tumor (tiny – 3mm) in my lung.
– Vicky Phelan (@PhelanVicky) November 2, 2020
In November 2018, she requested that the cancer drug Pembrolizumab be available to all women in Ireland with cervical cancer.
Ms. Phelan said that she is “actively researching options at this time and aside from bouts of extreme tiredness at times, I am very lucky not to report any other symptoms at this time.”
She said she will continue to campaign with the 221 Plus group for a court that “meets the needs of women and families affected by the CervicalCheck scandal because one of our main requests is focused on serving women who experience a recurrence, like me.
“This cancer is NOT curable. It mainly affects young women with families.”
In January 2019, Phelan described herself as an “accidental” leader.
Speaking at the FemFest conference, he said that by challenging the government he took on a leadership role.
In a keynote speech at the conference, Ms. Phelan said: “It’s a terrible cancer. That’s why I’m so graphic about it.
“If there are still some women who are undecided about getting a smear test, I’m here to tell you that if you don’t have a smear test and get cancer, this is what you’re going to face.”
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