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Hannah Van De Peer & Lee Dalgetty

Edinburgh teen suffers 'phantom' cancer symptoms after identical twin's diagnosis

A teen from Edinburgh has 'bizarrely' suffered with symptoms mirroring her identical twin's condition, despite not having the disease herself.

Sophie Walker was diagnosed with a type of kidney cancer named a Wilms tumour in 2017, beginning course of chemotherapy shortly after. Since then, she's gone into remission twice - and throughout this her sister Megan has been experiencing some of the symptoms.

After Sophie suffered with stomach bug-like cramps, Megan began having similar traits. These included back pain, paleness and even weight loss, reports the Daily Record.

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