Cancer Survivors Say Their Concerns Were Dismissed

Two Margate women who were diagnosed pinch bosom crab are urging group to understand nan symptoms and person nan courageousness to guidelines up for themselves if their concerns person been disregarded by doctors.

Eve Ross, who is simply a nursery worker successful Kent, went to her expert aft she discovered a mini lump successful her armpit successful January 2024.

The 26-year-old told nan BBC she was informed it was conscionable a cyst, but successful 3 months nan tumour had grown "into nan size of a play ball". She said nan expert dismissed it arsenic inflammation.

"I was successful truthful overmuch symptom astatine night, I was screaming," she said. "But nan expert wouldn't springiness maine symptom medicine contempt really overmuch symptom I was in."

Ms Ross said she "couldn't sleep" and had to spell to A&E.

She said it had taken 5 months and 4 doctors earlier she was diagnosed pinch shape 2 bosom cancer.

Ms Ross said she underwent six rounds of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy and radiotherapy.

Although she is now cancer-free, she said she felt "betrayed" by immoderate of nan aesculapian professionals she dealt with.

"I consciousness angry, that's nan main logic why I want to get my communicative retired there," she said.

"You cognize your body, truthful push your doctors if you consciousness there's thing wrong.

"If they don't listen, look for personification other because that's what I had to do. I wish I had done it sooner."

Victoria Riley-Sanford was diagnosed pinch bosom crab this year.

The 31-year-old said she recovered a small lump successful her bosom and went to spot a doctor.

"The expert couldn't consciousness nan lump and told maine it was hormonal," she said.

Ms Riley-Sanford said aesculapian unit still dismissed her concerns during an scan until she "kicked a tantrum" and was "in tears".

She said 2 weeks later she was told she had bosom cancer, and underwent a azygous mastectomy.

"I consciousness relieved I person had nan surgery. It's life changing," she said.

She added she was "disappointed" it had taken 5 months for her concerns to beryllium heard.

According to Breast Cancer UK, astir 56,000 women and men are diagnosed pinch bosom crab each year.

Symptoms see lumps successful chest, bosom aliases armpit, changes successful nan style of breast, redness, rashes aliases texture changes and immoderate symptom that does not spell away.