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I Visited GP 13 Times with Bowel Cancer Symptoms, They Said I Was Too Young
Milli Tanner faced 13 GP visits and delays due to NHS referral rules before urgent colonoscopy confirmed her stage III bowel cancer diagnosis.
- In November 2023, Milli Tanner, a 23-year-old cleaner from Evesham, Worcestershire, was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer after an urgent colonoscopy following 13 GP appointments, A&E visits, and a call to NHS 111.
- GPs and A&E staff initially dismissed her symptoms as piles, IBS, or period problems and told her she was too young for cancer; NHS guidance required a faecal immunochemical test before urgent referral, with an initial colonoscopy referral facing a 60-week wait.
- Heavy rectal bleeding, continuous stomach and lower-back pain with fatigue led Ms Tanner to present photos of visible blood and clots, and she said `I felt like I was going crazy`.
- After diagnosis she received chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery, was fitted with a permanent stoma, had her eggs collected due to infertility risk, and her most recent CT scan and colonoscopy show no signs of cancer.
- Cancer Research UK reports a 74% rise in bowel cancer rates for people up to age 24, while Milli Tanner and the Teenage Cancer Trust urge the National Cancer Plan for England to empower primary care professionals.
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Worcester News+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
Woman 'too young' for cancer visited GP 13 times before being diagnosis
Milli Tanner visited her GP 13 times before she finally received a cancer diagnosis
·Worcester, United Kingdom
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Woman told she was ‘too young’ to have bowel cancer visited GP 13 times
Milli Tanner repeatedly sought help for symptoms including pain, bleeding and tiredness.
·London, United Kingdom
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