Overview

• Chelsea Davies, 31, reported abdominal and bowel symptoms more than ten times over four years and was repeatedly told she was too young for cancer or experiencing period pain.
• An MRI and ultrasound at St Mary’s Hospital in May 2025 identified multiple masses, leading to a stage three ovarian cancer diagnosis.
• She underwent emergency surgery including a hysterectomy, plus removal of part of her bowel and her appendix, and is now on a six‑month chemotherapy regimen.
• Davies reports infertility following surgery and hair loss from treatment, and says earlier escalation might have changed her outcome.
• The NHS has introduced Jess’s Rule, inspired by late diagnoses such as Jessica Brady’s, advising GPs in England to think again when a patient is seen three times with unresolved or worsening symptoms.