EPEmily Phillips

1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · By Emily Phillips, SWNS

   Woman, 41, diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer after doctors said she had food poisoning (opens the original)

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   See more of our coverage in your search results. A woman who was told her gastrointestinal issues were “food poisoning” actually had stage three colorectal cancer. Kara Miller, 41, first headed to the GP in September 2021 after watching Deborah James – otherwise known as BowelBabe – on morning TV urging anyone with bleeding from their back passage to get checked. She was told during an over-the-phone appointment with her GP it was hemorrhoids, which she had had previously, and despite symptoms n

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2. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · By Emily Phillips, SWNS

   Doctors insisted I was having panic attacks — but I actually had a leaking heart valve (opens the original)

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   See more of our coverage in your search results. A mom of two was told she was suffering from panic attacks and anxiety after years of breathlessness and fatigue — before doctors discovered she had a rare congenital heart condition. Abigail Louise, 36, attended her GP numerous times between 2021 and 2025 with symptoms and was referred to therapy “five or six” times after it was thought she had anxiety. She began struggling while at the gym, as well as experiencing weight gain and fatigue. In Dec

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