A woman who initially dismissed her symptoms as piles faced a life-threatening battle with rectal cancer, narrowly escaping death after a severe allergic reaction to chemotherapy. Jane Locke, 66, from New Milton, Hampshire, has now received the all-clear and expresses daily gratitude for her survival, stating her life is "brighter, more colourful, more immediate".
Ms Locke’s ordeal began in November 2021 when she started chemotherapy and radiotherapy following her diagnosis. However, a severe allergic reaction to the chemotherapy medication left her dangerously swollen and under intense hospital monitoring for nine days.
