A mother has shared the ovarian cancer symptoms every woman should be aware of, after a series of misdiagnoses and oversights meant her tumour went undetected until it had reached 27 centimetres.Cake decorator Tracey Wilson, 39, from Sydney, suffered from abdominal pain throughout her early 20s, but was repeatedly prescribed routine antibiotics for a urinary tract infection before a GP eventually raised the alarm.Then 23, Ms Wilson had the growth and part of her reproductive system removed, but years later fertility issues led her to seek medical advice – which revealed a second tumour on her remaining ovary.Speaking to FEMAIL, Ms Wilson, a mother-of-one, revealed how stomach cramps, mild back pain and fertility issues were the telltale signs of her terrifying cancer ordeal which has spanned more than 16 years. Tracey Wilson (pictured) suffered abdominal pain throughout her late teens and early 20s, but was repeatedly diagnosed with a urinary tract infection after an ultrasound missed a massive tumour on her ovaries Ms Wilson (left, with her daughter Lilly and partner Damien) had the dysgerminoma growth removed in 2003 but a fertility specialist spotted a second mass on her remaining ovary in 2017What is ovarian cancer? Ovarian cancer is the… Read full this story
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