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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Douglas Whitbread

Woman told she has terminal cancer while giving birth

Lois Walker / SWNS

A new mother was told she had terminal cancer while undergoing a caesarian after doctors dismissed her symptoms as “anxiety” and labelled her a hypochondriac.

Lois Walker, 37, had stomach pain for more than 12 months but it was not until her son Ray was born bycaesarean section in 2021 that she was diagnosed with stage four cancer.

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