Jessica Tappenden-Rowell, 23, was horrified to have a new tongue built using skin from her tattooed arm after a common mouth problem turned out to be cancer.
Wendy White, who lives near Worcester, initially contacted her GP in 2022 when she was left suffering the symptom. But she claimed she was told it was merely sinusitis.
Abby FitzGerald, from Bromley in south London, noticed a subtle sign in her husband running technique which later turned out to be a sign of a life-changing condition.