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Linda Drew, from the Vale of Glamorgan, didn’t know about ovarian cancer until she was diagnosed and believes lack of awareness is a problem preventing people for receiving timely treatment. “I saw this list and I’d literally ticked every one: the bloated stomach, stomach pain, needing to wee more often, extreme fatigue. If I’d seen … Continued

In July 2021 I began suffering with symptoms of Uterine Leiomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that has a poor prognosis and a high recurrence rate. It makes up less than 2% of all cancers; around 5300 people a year are diagnosed in the UK. The 5-year survival rate is 50%–55% for patients with early … Continued