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EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 1H 1M

'I Begged Doctors For Help For Eight Years... I Had Stage 4 Cancer'

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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/REALtruecrimepodcastFor 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.

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