'I thought my back pain was from a crash - then I read one leaflet'

Woman whose doctors dismissed back pain as 'sciatica' given 3 years to live after shock diagnosis

A 28-year-old mother from Barnsley discovered her terminal breast cancer had returned after recognising her symptoms on a leaflet in her GP surgery waiting room.Rachel Garfitt had been declared cancer-free following treatment for stage 3 breast cancer in 2021.She initially attributed her back pain to a recent car accident in January. However, whilst waiting to see her doctor, she picked up a leaflet about advanced breast cancer."I mentioned it t…

'Doctors said I had sciatica, but I read one leaflet and knew the truth' - The Mirror

Mum Rachel, 28, thought her pain was from a car crash until she picked up a leaflet at her GP's surgery

'I thought my back pain was from a crash - then I read one leaflet'

Mum Rachel, 28, had been told her pain was sciatica - and she put it down to a recent car crash