Every year, 21,000 women in the UK develop a gynaecological cancer. Yet it seems we’re still a nation too shy to speak up, with a fifth of women feeling unable to speak to their GP about their symptoms.
This is why women’s charity The Eve Appeal and the beauty industry’s Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) have joined forces to launch Get Lippy. The campaign, which aims to raise awareness of gynaecological cancers, runs throughout May, and is backed by top beauty retailers such as Space NK, Harvey Nichols, Tesco and Oliver Bonas, and brands including Elemis, Vaseline, Hourglass, Eos, Lipstick Queen, Bali Balm and Smashbox.
Gynaecological cancer research remains hugely underfunded, with just 0.4 per cent of all research funding being invested in the area. ‘It’s disheartening to see that many important issues affecting the health of women still remain taboo subjects,’ says Professor Lesley Regan, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/time-talk-below-the-belt-cancers/
