Gordon Jayson News Today

When Maureen Wright was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, both she and her husband Jeffrey were left reeling in disbelief.

Paul Garratt, 40, a charity worker, lives with wife Rachel, 35, a GP, in Saffron Walden, Essex. He says: If Id waited for my scan, I might not be here. Going to A&E that night saved my life.

Abbey Robb, 42, a psychotherapist, lives near Wimbledon in London. Her GP told her it is what happens as she gets older- but later found she had Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.