By Jon
Judith Rowlands, from Anglesey, contacted her GP when she started bleeding after the menopause. She was prescribed HRT but when the bleeding continued, she knew something was wrong, as her mother had also been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Judith was eventually diagnosed with endometrial cancer and underwent a hysterectomy. However, after the hysterectomy Judith experienced … Continued
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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
By Jon
Update: Sadly, Claire passed away on 12 May 2025 aged 42. 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 … Continued