Mother with cervical cancer told it was ‘menopause’
A MOTHER of three died from cervical cancer after her GP spent a year telling her she was going through the menopause.
Cheryl Humpage, 55, first went to her GP in February 2008, complaining of nausea, bleeding and a fever.
The symptoms were “red flag” signs but Mrs Humpage was not referred to a specialist for further investigations.
Instead Dr Martin Crowther of St Peter’s Surgery in Walsall told her it was the menopause and prescribed painkillers.
Mrs Humpage repeatedly returned to her GP who then prescribed hormone replacement therapy.
It was a year before he sent her for a scan which showed “huge” tumours on her cervix and ovaries.
Despite chemotherapy Mrs Humpage died in June 2010. Now her family has reached a five-figure settlement with the GP practice.
Dr Crowther yesterday apologised for failing to detect the cancer.
Widower Peter Humpage, 56, said: “It’s very hard not to be angry.”