A beloved Ashington mother-of-five tragically died of natural causes amid a battle with advanced cervical cancer, an inquest has found.
Jennifer Mason, known as 'Jen', passed away at the age of 36 on October 6, last year, after suffering from the aggressive form of cancer. The "bubbly" mam had been diagnosed with the disease in March 2020 and had underwent two operations before her death. There were concerns that there had been missed opportunities to diagnose Jen's cancer sooner, but an inquest held at Morpeth Coroner's Court concluded it was "not possible" to say if earlier diagnosis or treatment would have prevented the tragic outcome.
Giving evidence at the inquest on Thursday, Dr Sandeep Singhal, a consultant clinical oncologist, who met Jen in March 2020, said she was diagnosed with "locally advanced cancer" at stage 4A. Following initial treatment, which included daily radiotherapy, there were "signs of improvement" after one week and symptoms had improved. By May 7, Jen's treatment had finished, but further check-ups found that these improvements lasted for a "short duration only".
