When Ellie Wilcock experienced a sudden pain in her abdomen, she assumed that a urinary tract infection (UTI) was to blame. After all, it was something the then 25-year-old had experienced before
Meanwhile, the number of people in the UK diagnosed with the disease will rise by around a tenth in the same period.
Content manager Ellie’s illness began with an ‘extreme pain’ in her abdomen, a classic symptom of the disease.
However, at the time she thought ‘nothing of it’ and suspected it was simply a UTI.
But when the pain got worse, she decided to seek help from her GP.
Tests for a UTI came back negative, but blood tests conducted around the same time showed markers of inflammation.
Such signs can indicate cancer but also other potential diseases and conditions.
Ellie was then booked in for an ultrasound, but the pain worsened rapidly, forcing her to seek aid via A&E.
Scans conducted there detected an unknown mass in her lower abdomen.
Medics at the time suspected it could be an ovarian cyst or another condition.
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The content manager’s illness began with an ‘extreme pain’ in her abdomen, a classic symptom of the disease. However, at the time she thought ‘nothing of it’ and suspected it was simply a UTI
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But when the pain got worse, she decided to seek help from her GP. Tests for a UTI came back negative, but blood tests conducted around the same time showed markers of inflammation. Such signs can indicate cancer but also other potential diseases and conditions
