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Heartbroken daughter pleads for women to spot signs of ovarian cancer which claimed Lanarkshire mum's life

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The daughter of a Kirkmuirhill woman who lost her life to ovarian cancer at just 43 years old is urging women to know the symptoms.

Caitlin’s McKean’s heartfelt plea comes as Target Ovarian Cancer revealed that just six per cent of women in Scotland can confidently name the symptoms of ovarian cancer, with 45 per cent wrongly believing that cervical screening detects the disease .Caitlin’s mum Carol Watson was just 38 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android As reported by Lanarkshire Live, sadly, she was due to marry her partner of 22 years, George McKean, at the Radstone Hotel in Larkhall in March with daughters Caitlin, 21, and 17-year-old Kacey by her side.

Her shock diagnosis was revealed during an unrelated hospital scan and after further investigation, Carol was told that she had stage 4b low grade serous ovarian cancer – a rare form – and that surgery wasn’t an option for her as the cancer was too advanced.

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