Win A Make Over

Be One of the Girls
We're giving you the chance to win a make over at The Lodge hair and beauty salon at Haverfordwest for you and four of your friends, to include a hair cut, and nails and a goodie bag to take home.

How to Enter
If you fancy winning some prizes to create the ultimate  girl’s night in then all you have to do is answer the simple question below which is based on the information below

Facts about the HPV Virus

• Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is very common.
  
• Most women who get infected with HPV do not get cervical cancer. Women usually do not even know they have been infected because they have no symptoms.
  
• The vaccine protects against the two types of virus that cause most cervical cancer but it doesn’t protect against all HPV viruses.
  
• The virus gets into the surface cells of the cervix where it can stay for several years without causing any harm.  Then, and for no apparent reason, it may start to cause damage to these cells. These changes can be detected by cervical screening (smear testing)  if found early enough, can be treated to prevent cancer developing.
  
• If left untreated, cancer can develop and may lead to serious illness and death.
  
• There are over 100 types of HPV but only 13 of them are known to cause cancer.
  

What is cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer affects the cervix (the entrance to the womb which is found at the top of the vagina).
There are over 100 types of HPV but only 13 of these are known to cause cervical cancer and just two - types 16 and 18 - cause over 70% of the cases. 

• 99% of cases of cervical cancer are caused by HPV, an infection that can be spread from one person to another during sexual activity.
  
  
• The vaccination schedule is three injections given over a six month period– for full protection you need to have all three injections.
  
  
• The vaccine has passed all the rigorous safety and efficacy standards required for it to be used in the UK and other European countries.
  
  
• Girls aged 12-13 are eligible for the free vaccine in Wales.
  
  
• Girls aged 14-18 in Wales who were not offered the vaccine last year are eligible to participate in the catch-up programme, and can receive the vaccine free at their GP.
  
  
• It is recommended that girls have the vaccine whether they are sexually active or not.
  It is important that eligible women still continue with cervical screening
  
  
• HPV is caught by being sexually active with another person who already has the virus.

Links to find out more
For more information visit: http://www.beatingcervicalcancer.org.uk or  http://www.curocansercegygroth.org.uk