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A mum who was told she was "too young for cancer" and repeatedly dismissed with "period pain" has been diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer - after visiting the doctor ten times.
Chelsea Davies, 31, from Tameside , started getting abdominal pain and constipation in May 2021, but doctors put it down to period pain. Despite her concerns it could be cancer, she was told she was "too young" and to come back if anything worsened.
During this time, she suffered with blood in her stool, "extreme fatigue, and anxiety" and over the course of four years, Chelsea went back to hospital over 10 times and underwent various scans - including x-rays and even a colonoscopy.
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It was only during a check-up in May 2025 that she was referred to