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Iona Young

Heartbreak as Scottish mum dies of rare cancer that nurses had never heard of

A beloved mum from Scotland has tragically died from a rare cancer that even some of the nurses treating her had never heard of before.

Lesley Turner, who was originally from Stranraer but lived in Sheffield, passed away in July last year of angiosarcoma.

The 40-year-old was first diagnosed with the cancer, which develops in the inner lining of blood vessels and lymph vessels, in 2021 after finding a lump in her breast.

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