Supporters of a master’s student who was diagnosed with terminal cancer while studying in the UK have said her experience shows the struggles international students face when trying to access support.
Riham Sheble had only just started a full-time film and television course at the University of Warwick when she was sexually assaulted in 2018. While receiving trauma support, she learned she had contracted uterine sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
She had major surgery in April 2021 and then started chemotherapy, but the cancer spread to her spine and she is now in and out of hospital as doctors consider other therapies to keep her alive.
