A woman is backing a new campaign for faster treatment of a cancer which her mother died from due to "delays and miscommunication".
Jayne Baldock, who lives in Salhouse, said her mum Gina was unable to receive treatment for pancreatic cancer before she died aged 78.
Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which malignant cells form in the tissues of the pancreas, in which only 10pc of those diagnosed receive surgery.
Gina went to her GP in October 2020 after becoming jaundiced and was sent to the N&N Hospital where she was told it was likely to be a form of pancreatic cancer, but tests at the time could not confirm the diagnosis.
Over the next six months, Gina was back and forth to hospital where she received multiple tests to figure out what was going on - with no luck.
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Jayne said: "We had the results back and they were inconclusive, again.
"I thought it had to be good news, but it wasn't, because she developed jaundice again and started vomiting dark black liquid."
"Then one day she collapsed on the floor at about 2am."
Gina was rushed to hospital where they were finally told that she likely had pancreatic cancer.
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Jayne said: “I asked about treatment options and was told because of my mum's age and general health, they didn’t think she'd survive the operation.
"Her health was so bad because they'd taken so long to help her, she was just getting more fragile and losing weight."
Gina died on April 23, 2021.
Pancreatic Cancer UK has launched its Don't Write Me Off campaign calling on the government to fund a new, faster and fairer pathway, which they believe would mean almost 5,000 people could have a chance to live longer.
Jayne added: "I wish we’d had any certainty over her diagnosis.
"I wish I had more knowledge which may have enabled my mum to eat and have a better quality of life for the last few months."
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