A WOMAN has urged others to check their genitals as much as they check their breasts, after a bad case of thrush turned out to be a rare cancer.

Pippa Sharp, 49, found she was experiencing recurring thrush in August 2022 - causing a sore, hard spot on her left labia .

She was prescribed antibiotics by her GP - but four days later, realised the spot wasn't going away.

Her doctor referred her for a biopsy which initially revealed stage one vulval cancer , a rare type of cancer that affects women's external genitals.

But a scan later showed that the cancer had spread to the lymph nodes in her groin.

After surgery to remove the mass, 50 rounds of radiotherapy and five rounds of chemotherapy , Pippa is now dealing with a relapse.

She wants people to know more about the deadly dise

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