TV host spent months believing her cancer had returned — but doctors had made a mistake
Scottish TV presenter Jo Wilson was mistakenly told her cervical cancer had returned after a scan in February 2026. Subsequent testing revealed the abnormality was a benign neuroma rather than a cancer recurrence. Wilson described the emotional strain of the false diagnosis and emphasized the lasting fear many survivors face.
- ▪Jo Wilson was originally diagnosed with stage III cervical cancer in September 2022 and was declared disease‑free in March 2023.
- ▪In February 2026 she was told a lymph‑node scan indicated cancer had returned, prompting plans for high‑dose radiation.
- ▪After five months of additional tests, doctors determined the finding was a benign neuroma, not a cancer recurrence.
- ▪Wilson shared the relief and lingering emotional toll of the misdiagnosis, highlighting the fear of recurrence that many cancer survivors experience.
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Women's Health TV host spent months believing her cancer had returned — but doctors had made a mistake By Allie Yang Published July 23, 2026, 3:45 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results.
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