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Woman, 22, dies of cervical cancer after GPs sent her away 15 times – NEWS.com.au
Woman, 22, dies of cervical cancer after GPs sent her away 15 times
A 22-year-old woman died of cervical cancer after GPs sent her away 15 times and told her not to worry about the “Jade Goody effect”.Emma Swain had begged her GP for a smear test after she experienced symptoms but was told by medical professionals that she was too young.
Emma’s doctors instead blamed her contraceptive pill for the symptoms she experienced and told her that what happened to Jade Goody was unlikely to happen to her.
In 2009, TV personality Jade Goody died from cervical cancer aged…
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