Doctors failed to diagnose bowel cancer in a 29-year-old until she had to be rushed to hospital, as they said she was too young to get the disease.
A doctor who was told she was too young to get bowel cancer died after being sent home and misdiagnosed with bowel disease.
Suzanne Gould, 29, went repeatedly to see GPs for six months complaining of severe stomach pains, but was told she had Crohn’s and inflammatory bowel disease.
The biomedical technician was eventually rushed to hospital in November 2012, and doctors discovered a huge tumour in her #bowel.
She had frequent rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy but was eventually told the cancer was terminal.
Dr Gould died in March this year, 18 months after the #tumor was found.
Rob Newton, her brother, is now trying to raise awareness of the disease and how it can affect younger people.
He told the Daily Mail: “When she was diagnosed with a tumour, it was devastating but equally frustrating that we hadn’t known sooner.”
He said his sister was positive about her condition and wanted to inform other young people about the risks. She also volunteered to be a case study for Bowel Cancer UK in a presentation at the Houses of Parliament.
He added: “It was a huge shock when we discovered it was terminal.
"But throughout it all Suzanne was bright and upbeat.”
Mr Newton, 30, is doing a fun run to raise money for the World Cancer Research Fund.
On his justgiving page, Mr Newton wrote: "In 2012, my sister Suzanne, started to have bad stomach pains and other ailments. The doctors refused to believe she had bowel cancer because she was too young, however in November 2012 she was rushed to A&E where a cancerous tumor was removed, and her fight to get better began."
Dr Gould died on March 18. She was married to Dr Simon Gould, a lecturer.
The Kingston University technician, from Dorking in Surrey, spent months in the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton where she endured chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
She was also treated in Medway Hospital and finally cared for in St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley.
Source: The Telegraph
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| The Royal Marsden Hospital iun Sutton where Suzanne Gould endured chemotherapy and radiotherapy
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Suzanne Gould, 29, went repeatedly to see GPs for six months complaining of severe stomach pains, but was told she had Crohn’s and inflammatory bowel disease.
The biomedical technician was eventually rushed to hospital in November 2012, and doctors discovered a huge tumour in her #bowel.
She had frequent rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy but was eventually told the cancer was terminal.
Dr Gould died in March this year, 18 months after the #tumor was found.
Rob Newton, her brother, is now trying to raise awareness of the disease and how it can affect younger people.
He told the Daily Mail: “When she was diagnosed with a tumour, it was devastating but equally frustrating that we hadn’t known sooner.”
He said his sister was positive about her condition and wanted to inform other young people about the risks. She also volunteered to be a case study for Bowel Cancer UK in a presentation at the Houses of Parliament.
He added: “It was a huge shock when we discovered it was terminal.
"But throughout it all Suzanne was bright and upbeat.”
Mr Newton, 30, is doing a fun run to raise money for the World Cancer Research Fund.
On his justgiving page, Mr Newton wrote: "In 2012, my sister Suzanne, started to have bad stomach pains and other ailments. The doctors refused to believe she had bowel cancer because she was too young, however in November 2012 she was rushed to A&E where a cancerous tumor was removed, and her fight to get better began."
Dr Gould died on March 18. She was married to Dr Simon Gould, a lecturer.
The Kingston University technician, from Dorking in Surrey, spent months in the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton where she endured chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
She was also treated in Medway Hospital and finally cared for in St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley.
Source: The Telegraph
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