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Jane Corscadden

Co Down mum owes her life to early screening after being diagnosed with breast cancer

A woman from Co Down has spoken about how she owes her life to early screening after she was diagnosed with breast cancer during lockdown.

Sinéad Hoben, 49, from Newry, had been routinely attending screenings with Action Cancer every two years since the age of 40, both on board at the Big Bus and at Action Cancer House in Belfast.

When she was 19-years-old, Sinéad found a benign lump in her breast while self-checking, which she said made her become "very pro-active" about her health.

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