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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eleanor Fleming

Mum diagnosed with incurable cancer after symptoms dismissed as perimenopause

A mother-of-five has been diagnosed with incurable cancer after her symptoms were mistaken for perimenopause and she was told to double her hormone replacement therapy (HRT) treatment.

Crystal Portsmouth, 50, had suffered chronic anaemia, painful periods and exhaustion for years, but said she was told by her GP this was due to fibroids - non-cancerous growths in or around the womb.

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