A primary school teacher who thought she was going through the menopause was devastated to learn that she had Ovarian cancer.
Emma Durkin was diagnosed with the disease, which is known as the 'silent killer', after suffering from barely any of the symptoms. The 48-year-old, who lives in West Denton, Newcastle, has now undergone a major operation to remove the cancer and will soon start chemotherapy.
The mum-of-two said that when her periods became irregular she thought she was starting the menopause. She started to suffer from pain and was told that she had an she had a abscess on her right ovary which needed to be drained.
