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Orlaith Clinton

Co Down woman diagnosed with cancer after 'putting symptoms down to age'

A Co Down woman has shared her cancer story in the hope that it can encourage others to have their symptoms checked out.

Sally Nelson, from Newtownards, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2021 after putting the symptoms she was experiencing down to her age.

One month before her shock diagnosis, the 62-year-old received a bowel screening kit in the post and without hesitation, carried out the simple health check and returned it.

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