'Dianne was diagnosed on New Year's Eve, 10 days later she was dead': Vital symptoms to know five years on from broadcaster's death
09.11.2023 - 23:01
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This Christmas will mark five years since broadcaster Dianne Oxberry died from ovarian cancer, just a matter of days after being diagnosed with the terrifying illness.
Only three in 10 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer live beyond 10 years, according to figures from Ovarian Cancer Action. Early diagnosis is an incredibly important factor in improving those figures – something Dianne’s friends and family, who founded a charity in her name, found out in the most devastating way possible.
The popular TV fixture was diagnosed with ovarian cancer on New Year’s Eve of 2018 and succumbed to the disease just 10 days later at 51-years-old. Dianne had been experiencing a ‘bit of tummy pain’, but not much more – her family is now on a mission to raise awareness of the most important signs that might save lives.
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The charity set up in Dianne’s name by her husband Ian Hindle and some of her closest friends is launching its special Christmas appeal today (November 9). The appeal asks if individuals and businesses can make a donation of just £3 over the Christmas period, an amount which could help them reach 50 individuals in the north west about the signs to look out for as the organisation carries out its ‘Spread the Word’ campaign to share the symptoms of ovarian cancer with people across the region.
Dianne lived in Sale with her husband and two children before her death at The Christie Hospital, a specialist cancer unit in Manchester. Tens of thousands of pounds has already been raised for charity in her memory.
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