5 h. ago My doctor told me my stomach pains were just constipation. It turned out to be incurable ovarian cancer... here are symptoms the medics ignored 'because I was so young'

It was during a dream solo three-month trip to the Bahamas in July 2022 that Louisa Lloyd realised something was seriously wrong.

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20 h. ago My GP told me that my stomach pains were just constipation. It turned out to be incurable ovarian cancer

It was during a dream solo three-month trip to the Bahamas in July 2022 that Louisa Lloyd realised something was seriously wrong.

Politics

31 h. ago Mum horrified to discover stomach pain was tampon lost inside her for a year

EXCLUSIVE: Anna Osborn began feeling unwell in October 2023 but says doctors put her symptoms down to recurrent urine infections - she believes she wouldn't be here today if she hadn't persisted

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3 d. ago I thought the spot under my eye was a blocked pore, then a doctor told me it was cancer. The cause happened in my childhood and I had no idea...

When a swelling lesion under her eye burst during work, Jessica Zbinden-Webster, who lives in London, realised that what she'd initially considered 'problem skin' was more serious.

Society

6 d. ago Paula Radcliffe reveals how a school relay race blunder helped daughter Isla come to terms with her hair loss from ovarian cancer battle at 13

The long-distance runner and three-time winner of the London Marathon, 51, was on the sidelines at this year's race, cheering on her 18-year-old daughter on Sunday as she crossed the finish line.

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6 d. ago Paula Radcliffe shares emotional moment as daughter Isla finishes London marathon after beating cancer

Teenager Isla, 18, was diagnosed with germ cell ovarian cancer at just 13 and endured weeks of intense chemotherapy

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6 d. ago Paula Radcliffe shares emotional clip of her daughter, Isla, 18, crossing the London Marathon finishing line after battling ovarian cancer age 13

Isla, 18, was diagnosed with germ cell ovarian cancer at the age of 13 in August 2000, which left her needing weeks of gruelling chemotherapy.

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1 week ago Bowel cancer symptoms that are hard to spot but you should never ignore

As researchers investigate the rise of bowel cancer cases in young people, it's important to know the signs and symptoms of the disease and when to seek medical attention

Science

1 week ago 'I went for a swim in the sea and ended up in hospital for five days'

Shelley woke up with stomach pains and her doctor told her to get to A&E urgently

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1 week ago Paula Radcliffe's daughter, 18, is running her first marathon five years after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer as her mother shares harrowing details about her diagnosis

The former world record holder and winner of seven major marathons retired ten years ago.

Science

2 w. ago Mum with ovarian cancer found community in female rugby club

Ruth initially just felt a bit of pain in her lower tummy and thought there was a lump on her right side

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2 w. ago Want to cure your hay fever? Head for the gym and start lifting some weights

Hay fever sufferers who followed a resistance training programme on top of medication experienced significantly fewer symptoms than those who just took pills, a study has found.

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2 w. ago ‘Marriage feels like a hostage situation, and motherhood a curse’: Japanese author Sayaka Murata

The Convenience Store Woman author is renowned for challenging social norms in darkly weird near-future fiction. She discusses sex, feminism and her struggles to be an ‘ordinary earthling’“I have had relationships with humans, but I’ve also loved a lot of people in stories,” Sayaka Murata, the Japanese author of the bestseller Convenience Store Woman, confides a few minutes into our interview. “I’ve been told by my doctor not to talk about this too much, but ever since I was a child, I’ve had 30 or 40 imaginary friends who live on a different star or planet with whom I have shared love and sexual experiences.”It is 7pm in Tokyo, mid-morning in London. Sitting upright at a desk in an empty publisher’s office, the 45-year-old author – wearing a cream silk blouse and with a neatly curled bob – might be reading the news rather than discussing imaginary friends. For context, her latest novel to be translated into English, Vanishing World, depi...

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2 w. ago Persistent coughs may be triggered by taking this medication every day, doctor warns

Dr Sooj highlighted three little-known reasons why you might have a persistent cough. Sometimes, it may be a symptom of taking one medication

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2 w. ago 'Life changing' health app helps 'morbidly obese' mum shed almost 3 stone

After being told by a doctor she was 'morbidly obese' a mum of two managed to lose 2st 8lb in just four months after discovering Simple health app

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2 w. ago Experts say hypnotherapy ‘best treatment’ for common childhood ailment

Irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal migraines, and unexplained pain cause “chronic, debilitating pain” in up to 300 million children globally

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2 w. ago How hypnotherapy could treat sickness affecting 12 per cent of children

Irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal migraines, and unexplained pain cause “chronic, debilitating pain” in up to 300 million children globally

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2 w. ago Changing time of day for taking asthma medication could improve symptoms – study

A dose from a preventer inhaler between 3pm and 4pm appeared to help improve symptoms.

Science

2 w. ago Doctor told she has aggressive blood cancer while on shift in A&E

Alice Bolton is now preparing for a stem cell transplant

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3 w. ago I had my womb removed after doctors wrongly told me I had ovarian cancer

Rhian Butlin, 32, who had been suffering from 'excruciating' pain, underwent a hysterectomy and also had the lining of her bowel and appendix taken out during major surgery in December.

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