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Remission Fuels Teacher’s Push for Faster Women’s Health Referrals

In remission, she is fundraising for cancer charities to spotlight gaps in NHS women’s health pathways.

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Overview

  • From 2020, Susan Seargent’s exhaustion, abdominal pain and recurring urinary infections were attributed to menopause and teaching stress.
  • In February 2023, a 17cm ovarian cyst led to an emergency hysterectomy and six weeks later doctors confirmed stage three endometrial cancer.
  • Between August and September 2023 she completed six rounds of chemotherapy and has since entered remission.
  • She waited two years for a menopause specialist appointment after referral and had not had a smear test since 2019, underscoring systemic screening delays.
  • She has signed up for the Chris Hoy Tour de 4, planning to cycle 56 miles on September 7 as part of her ongoing fundraising and awareness campaign.