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title: "UK Woman Says Misdiagnosis Kept Her on Cancer Treatment for 11 Years"
english_title: " UK Woman Says Brain Cancer Misdiagnosis Led to 11 Years of Unnecessary Treatment"
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# UK Woman Says Misdiagnosis Kept Her on Cancer Treatment for 11 Years

> **Lead Summary:** **London:** Becky Jones, a British woman who was 21 when she was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2012, says she lost 11 years of her life to cancer treatment after independent examinations later found that she did not have cancer. According to the findings arranged by her legal team, the condition was instead brain swelling that could be treated with steroids. The development came in May 2025, after Jones had spent years dealing with chemotherapy and the physical and emotional difficulties associated with the diagnosis.

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**London:** Becky Jones, a British woman who was 21 when she was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2012, says she lost 11 years of her life to cancer treatment after independent examinations later found that she did not have cancer. According to the findings arranged by her legal team, the condition was instead brain swelling that could be treated with steroids. The development came in May 2025, after Jones had spent years dealing with chemotherapy and the physical and emotional difficulties associated with the diagnosis.

In 2012, experienced cancer specialist Ian Brown told Jones that she had a brain tumour and cancer and had only months to live, according to the account. At the time, she was dreaming of becoming a police officer and had only recently met her partner. She subsequently began chemotherapy, which changed the course of her life. The treatment caused physical discomfort and left her emotionally devastated. She was unable to attend family events and had to abandon her career ambitions, while living with prolonged uncertainty and anxiety.

A turning point came in 2024 when Jones received a message stating that her treatment was being ended because Ian Brown had retired. According to her legal team, independent examinations arranged by her lawyers subsequently established in May 2025 that she did not have cancer but instead had brain swelling that could be treated with steroids.

Jones, now a mother of two, is among more than 40 people who have taken legal action against University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust over what they say was unnecessary cancer treatment.

According to Fiona Tinsley, a partner at law firm Brabners, Jones had sought medical help after experiencing severe migraines and underwent a brain biopsy. However, Tinsley said that before the test results were available, Ian Brown, a consultant professor at University Hospital Coventry, diagnosed her with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

> Jones says Brown told her she would have to take the chemotherapy drug temozolomide for the rest of her life. She also says that when she questioned why multiple scans had failed to show a tumour, Brown told her that it was “not visible to the naked eye.”

> Jones says prolonged use of the chemotherapy drug resulted in serious side effects, including continuous nausea, severe fatigue and long-term uncertainty about her health.“I never had a brain tumour. The misdiagnosis meant I lost a major part of my life to treatments. He ruined my life,” Becky Jones said.A preliminary review conducted by a team of specialist doctors reportedly found that patients had often been given medication unnecessarily for extended periods.

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