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Orlaith Clinton

Belfast mum 'not prepared to give up' as cancer returns

The family of a West Belfast woman say they are devastated to learn of the return of her cancer, vowing not to give up the fight.

Sharon Rooney was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2020, which she was told was 'triple negative breast cancer', an aggressive form of the disease. She went through gruelling chemotherapy and radiotherapy to be told she was in the clear.

That joy was short lived and the Falls Road woman was dealt another heart wrenching hand - her cancer has returned in her liver, lymph nodes and stomach area. But Sharon and her family are now campaigning to get the mum-of-two back to Mexico for specialist treatment which has worked for her in the past.

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