The recommended age to conduct a smear test to prevent cervical cancer in the UK, is currently 25 years old. In some cases, this is too late and cell changes have already progressed. My aim is to get as many signatures as possible, for this to be raised in parliament and for the age of screening to be lowered.

I was diagnosed with CIN2 at 21. I was lucky enough that I could afford to pay for a test before the age of 25, but there are so many women who are not able to do that... and why should they have to? Why should they have to pay for a test that could save their life? The legal age to have consensual sex is 16, so why do we have to wait 9 years, for a smear test?

Since my diagnosis, I have to spoken to more women who have also been diagnosed with cell changes or cervical cancer before the age of 25. Women, who if they had waited until the recommended screening age, might not be here today.

I believe that the age of screening should be lowered to age 18 to enable all woman to detect cell changes and prevent cancer. By reducing the age of smear tests and cervical screening today, we can save lives, we can tackle cell changes early and prevent cervical cancer. Lets make this change happen, it's tragically too late for some women, but it's not too late for the next generation of young ladies.