A primary school teacher is now officially in remission after battling a cancer known as the "silent killer".
Emma Durkin was diagnosed with ovarian cancer earlier this year. The 48-year-old, who lives in West Denton, Newcastle, initially thought she was starting the menopause when her periods became irregular.
Medics told her she had an abscess on her right ovary which needed to be drained and a cyst on her left ovary. They removed them during key hole surgery and took a biopsy, which revealed she had ovarian cancer.
