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Doctors Told Woman She Just Needed To Lose Weight -- She Had Ovarian Cancer

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Yet another woman’s severe health issues were frustratingly dismissed by doctors as a simple case of needing to lose weight.

Since 2019, Hannah Catton (above) had dealt with a slew of painful symptoms that suggested a bigger problem was present.

She had frequent urinary tract infections, bloating, and “extremely painful,” irregular periods — but doctors in both her hometown of Kent, England, and new home of Melbourne, Australia, always brushed them off.

The 24-year-old was prescribed antibiotics, told it was menstrual stress, and was even told she needed to lose weight. Unfortunately, it took her collapsing in pain one day to get a proper diagnosis: she had stage 1 ovarian cancer. Related: Todd Chrisley Joins Savannah & Ex Nic Kerdiles In Emotional Discussion About Suicide Attempt While speaking to Today, the veterinary nurse said she dealt with her pain for years, until it started getting worse in September 2020.

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