Lynsey Bennett: This is just my reality and I'm going to have to hold strong until I get my scan

'Crying hasn't been an easy one to stop, but lets just say it's been cleansing'

Lynsey Bennett is taking Pembro in an effort to prolong her life.  Picture: Collins Courts

Lynsey Bennett took to social media on Monday to update her followers about the extremely tough week she is experiencing. The Mum of two is experiencing the side effects of taking Pembro, a drug that can manage the disease in some women with advanced cervical cancer. 

The drug's full name is Pembrolizumab, and it is a type of immunotherapy. It stimulates the body's immune system to fight cancer cells. Pembrolizumab targets and blocks a protein called PD-1 on the surface of certain immune cells called T-cells.