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Sophie Norris & John Bett

Woman's clitoris 'shaved away' after doctors dismissed vulval cancer as 'thrush'

A woman had part of her clitoris 'shaved away' after developing agonising vulval cancer - which her doctors initially dismissed as 'thrush'.

Toni Williams, 54, first developed a 'red raw' and 'itchy' vagina and vulva in 2018 but claims after several trips to the doctors, she was misdiagnosed with a yeast infection.

She became desperate and was eventually examined by a sympathetic GP who revealed the area looked like it could be cancerous and soon she was unable to wear knickers due to how sore the condition made her.

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