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Screening saves lives Emily Ireland Next year, the recommended starting age for cervical screening in New Zealand will be upped from 20 years old, to 25. But for Masterton nursing student Holly MajborodaDouble, that would have been too late. Holly, 24 was diagnosed with cervical cancer this year, making her one of the few young women diagnosed in 2018. Best case scenario, she will get smears every six months for the rest of her life for monitoring purposes; worst case – she may lose her fertility at the age of 24. With the screening age set to rise, Holly is keen to share her experience and “improve health outcomes for the sisterhood”. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers as it typically has a longstanding period of precancer that lasts between 10 to 20 years. For Holly, the cancer progressed much quicker than that. “The stages of pre-cancer consist of CIN1, CIN2,
Staff reporters A Masterton man and woman have been charged with attempted murder following a shooting on Dixon St near Norris Way on Sunday night. The victim, a Masterton woman in her 20s, remains in a stable condition in Wellington Hospital with leg injuries following the incident. A 30-year-old man and 29-year-old woman, known to each other, appeared in Masterton District Court on Monday. Both have name suppression. The man has been charged with attempted murder of the shooting victim, as well as attempted murder of another man at the scene, and two counts of intent to injure. The woman faced two charges – attempted murder of the victim, and intent to injure another man. Both were remanded into custody without plea and are due to appear before the Wellington District Court later this month. A cordon was still in place on Dixon St on Monday while a scene examination took place. Police at the scene said forensic evidence was being protected by the cones and a neighbouring property was also considered part of the scene. Area Commander Detective Inspector Scott Miller said police from Wairarapa, Upper Hutt and Wellington responded to the shooting incident, with help from the Armed Offenders Squad and Wellington dog handlers. The combined effort saw the pair apprehended within five hours of the incident. Miller said the man was found by the
CIN3 – CIN3 being the most precancerous,” Holly said. At the start of this year, CIN3 was found as a result of Holly’s first screening, just before her 24th birthday. She had a biopsy to evaluate the situation, but knowing how long the precancer phase was, Holly said she “went on [her] merry way ignoring the reality of [her] health”. “I knew that it took 10 to 20 years from CIN3 to develop into cancer, so in my head, I thought I had time and that I would have a baby and then sort it out.” “I went on my two placements for my nursing degree, pushing this to the back of my mind.” But two months ago, she was contacted by her doctor who advised her to get rid of the cells now through a procedure which would remove cervical tissue for examination and treat some of the precancerous changes of the cervix. The procedure is called a large loop excision of the Continued on page 3 Holly Majboroda-Double. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND
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