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Paula Hudgell Says Doctors Missed Cancer 14 Times as She Faces Terminal Illness

She urges earlier bowel cancer testing after years of dismissed symptoms.

Overview

  • The child-abuse campaigner and adoptive mother of Tony says her bowel cancer has returned as stage 4 and is now incurable after spreading to a lung.
  • She says she saw GPs 14 times over roughly four years as symptoms were attributed to IBS or menopause before testing confirmed cancer in 2022.
  • Initial surgery and chemotherapy cleared the disease, but she later endured bowel blockages, further operations, a temporary stoma and sepsis.
  • In new interviews she describes the toll on her family, saying it hit her that she may not live to see Tony’s wedding.
  • She vows to keep supporting the Tony Hudgell Foundation and urges people to get checked early, telling followers to check their poo.