Gill Broom now volunteers with the Dianne Oxberry Trust, a charity that raises awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms in the North West
A former headteacher from Greater Manchester who is living with ovarian cancer wants more women to know the signs and symptoms of the cancer.
Dianne, who was from Greater Manchester and one of the BBC’s longest-serving presenters, sadly died from ovarian cancer on 10 January 2019.Sharing her story Gill initially suspected something was wrong when she experienced post-menopausal bleeding while out shopping in September 2020. Raising awareness Gill, who works part-time for a card and gift business, said: “You don’t see as many leaflets or posters or hear as many stories about ovarian cancer, compared to breast cancer and cervical cancer. I wanted to try and help the Dianne Oxberry Trust help change that.
“It’s always tempting to make excuses that it could be down to something else, but it’s better to go and get checked out and to be sure either way. “The symptoms of ovarian cancer can be very vague, particularly when the disease is in its early stages.Early action saves lives Eamonn O’Neal, chair of the Dianne Oxberry Trust and good friend and colleague of Dianne, said: “When Dianne died, Ian her husband and a group of her loved ones wanted to turn something unimaginable into something positive.
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