The sister of a woman who was killed by a mysterious cancer has spoken out about her plight.
Jo Symons, of Wheelers Lane, Brockham, died in September 2006 after battling with a cancer unknown to doctors. The cancer was discovered that year, but doctors’ inability to pinpoint the cause made the death of the 46-year-old graphic designer all the more upsetting for her family. Mrs McEwan watched as Jo endured three different chemotherapy regimes over eight months. Sister Philippa McEwan said: “The short answer is they never found it. “Initially they thought it was breast cancer and then they thought it was ovary cancer. “They said they would get to the bottom of it, we cannot offer a miracle cure but we can offer hope of remission but sadly we never got that.
“They kept saying we will give you more tests, but every test came up with a negative result.”