Irish Mother Diagnosed With Extremely Rare Cancer After Pain Was Dismissed

An Irish mother of three has discovered she has an extremely rare cancer after doctors initially attributed her pain to imagined symptoms or perimenopause.

Nicola Crimble, 43, had been experiencing pain that doctors did not initially recognise as a sign of cancer.

Her symptoms were thought to be either psychological or associated with the transition towards menopause, according to the account of her case.

The subsequent cancer diagnosis overturned those earlier explanations. The information provided does not identify the type of cancer or where it was found.

No further details were available about how long Crimble had experienced symptoms, how the diagnosis was reached or what treatment she is receiving.