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Missed Diagnosis?

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i saw a consultant in apr 23 for post menopausal bleeding. He diagnosed atrophy and vagirux pessarys. He did not tell me to go back if the bleeding continued. He incorrectly stated in the follow up letter that i had no family history of breast cancer.

In Dec 23 I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

I asked for a review of my continued post menopausal bleeding in July 24 and following ultrascan and hystroscopy I have now been diagnosed with grade 3 endometrial cancer and am awaiting staging ct… read more

October 25, 2024
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A MyEndometrialCancerTeam Member

From what I have read you should have been referred for an ultrasound and then biopsy due to your post menopausal bleeding. You really have experienced modern medicine at its worst. Hope you have a treatable form of both breast and endometrial cancer. Sometimes the treatment for breast cancer can lead to endometrial cancer, think it's Taxol that does it.
Hang in there!

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