Watch This My diabetes-related thrush turned out to be rare vulval cancer - warning for women to check your genitals By Lucinda Herbert Reporter Comment Published 9th Sep 2024, 12:37 BST Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now This video More videos A woman is urging people to check their genitals regularly, after her ‘bad case of thrush’ turned out to be stage three vulval cancer. Sharing a powerful video clip (click to play above), Pippa Sharp, 49, explains how she found a sore spot on her labia, which turned out to be cancer.
Pippa was experiencing recurring thrush in August 2022, and noticed a hard spot. She was prescribed antibiotics by her GP - but four days later, realised the spot wasn’t going away. Her doctor referred her for a biopsy which initially revealed stage one vulval cancer, but a scan later showed it had spread to the lymph nodes in her groin.
After surgery to remove the mass, 50 rounds of radiotherapy and five rounds of chemotherapy, Pippa is now dealing with a relapse. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad ‘I was embarrassed at first’ Keep up with the latest new videos with the Shots! Newsletter. Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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