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I was invited to attend POCC‘s bloggers initiative and it was a really fun and educational event for all the bloggers that attended. We had a powerpoint presentation on cervical cancer facts and statistics, a magic performance by Magical Babe Ning, finger food buffet, and awesome doctors and POCC staff to educate us on cervical cancer.

I even had my own caricature done!

POCC stands for Power Over Cervical Cancer and this organisation aims to educate women in Singapore about cervical cancer and how it is the only preventable cancer. A vaccination injection course only costs about SG$400, although it might sound costly at first, but this injection can actually save you from cervical cancer!

I had a close shave with cervical cancer when I was only 20 years old. I have been doing PAP smear tests regularly (once every two years) and there was once the test came out inconclusive. The gynecologist suspected that I might have the human papillomavirus (HPV) and advised me to do another PAP smear three months later. I was so relieved to find that the second test came out negative.

I have since gotten vaccinated. It never occurred for me to blog about this before, nor did I share my experience with any of my close friends. Since the POCC has begun to reach out to young women in Singapore to get themselves vaccinated, I think I should do my part to spread the word, to my close friends as well as my readers.

You can do your part to spread the word too! Even though there isn’t a cure for cancer yet, there is at least 1 cancer that can be preventable.
Power Over Cervical Cancer is a campaign that aims to make Singapore the country with the lowest incidence of Cervical Cancer and they need your help to spread the word. Pledge your support for this cause and protect those you care about by telling them about Cervical Cancer. Together, we have POWER Over Cervical Cancer. Click the button below to begin!

Tags: blogger event, cancer, cervical cancer, pocc