Mum’s terminal cancer symptoms dismissed as a STI for a year

Steph Washington was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2023 (Picture: SWNS)

A mum-of-three has been diagnosed with terminal cancer following a year-long delay where medics dismissed her symptoms as an STI.

Steph Washington, 38, was left in constant pain with ‘classic’ cervical cancer symptoms – but was never offered a smear test and was ‘repeatedly’ failed by the NHS and her GP surgery.

She was forced to wait more than 12 months for her diagnosis, after undergoing eight appointments...