Emma MaddenThe daughter of a Derbyshire woman who died from pancreatic cancer has urged others to be vigilant for symptoms of the disease.
Julie Stocks was given a terminal diagnosis in 2020, just weeks before the first Covid-19 lockdown started.
Despite intense treatment after the illness spread, she died in December last year, aged 56.
Her daughter, Emma Madden, wants to prevent people from receiving a late diagnosis like her mother did.
The 34-year-old said the main early warning sign was significant weight loss, while others include back pain and indigestion.
She added that her mother later became weak and severely jaundiced.
Emma Madden“The best-case scenario was gallstones,” said Mrs Madden. “‘And worse case?’ Mum asked the doctor. He said…
