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BBC NEWS · HEALTH · November 3, 2026

I was told I was too young to have cancer - it had spread by the time I was diagnosed

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The mother-of-two found a lump in her right breast. She was told it was likely to be post-natal depression. It was later found to be a cancerous tumour.

"I didn't even cry. I didn't get upset. I was just so happy to be alive," she said.

NICE guidelines say people under 40 should be referred for further investigation. Cancer Research Wales says there is an inequity in how GPs apply these guidelines.

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