‘I developed ovarian cancer after my symptoms were dismissed as menopause’

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms Siddique, who lives in Berkshire, said she began to feel unwell around October 2021 but did not get diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer until March the following year. Sbba Siddique says she began to feel unwell around October 2021 but was not diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer until March the following year “She said: ‘Are you OK? You know what your normal is and if something doesn’t feel right, then go and get it checked.” Janet Lindsay, chief executive of women’s health charity Wellbeing of Women, warned ovarian cancer is often diagnosed at the late stages when treatments can be less effective. There’s an urgent need to improve survival.” Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown, vice chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: “We want all women, regardless of their background or circumstances, to feel comfortable approaching their GP if they are experiencing any painful or worrying symptoms and we are always concerned to hear reports of patients not feeling this has been the case.