About this episode

Anna shares her eight-year struggle to be heard by doctors before being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer.

When Anna started to feel unwell eight years ago, she knew deep down that something wasn't right. She would constantly seek help from doctors, begging them to help her find out what was wrong. Anna believes that medical misogyny was partly to blame for cries for help, because the problems she was experiencing were gynaecological. Finally, after eight years, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Anna is here today to share her story, in the hopes that no one else will have to fight a battle to be heard, when they know something isn't right. This is REAL LIVES. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://www.patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast For Sarcoma UK, see here: https://sarcoma.org.uk/ For Macmillan cancer support see here: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/ Health Advocate Services: https://www.advocacyforall.org.uk/one-to-one-advocacy/health-complaints-advocacy/ https://www.nhs.uk/social-care-and-support/help-from-social-services-and-charities/someone-to-speak-up-for-you-advocate/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Naomi Channell

Guest: Anna

Topics covered

• medical misogyny
• cancer diagnosis
• patient advocacy
• healthcare experiences
• personal story

Keywords

• cancer
• medical misogyny
• patient advocacy
• healthcare
• gynecological issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sarcoma UK, Macmillan cancer support, Health Advocate Services, NHS

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