When Siobhan Harrison felt a lump in her breast aged just 23, she tried to reassure herself that it wouldn't be anything serious. But a little over a year on the now 24-year-old has just completed treatment for an aggressive form of breast cancer.
Siobhan, from New Tredegar, now wants to raise awareness about the disease in younger women. She is also calling for faster diagnosis on the NHS after being put on a year long waiting list for an ultrasound scan to determine the cause of her lump.
Siobhan, who is a barista at Costa Coffee, said she worried about what might have happened if she hadn't spend hundreds on a private scan months earlier than her NHS appointment. Speaking of her diagnosis, she said: "I went to the doctors in November, 2020, because I was feeling exhausted and I had a burning pain in my arm - I don't know for sure if that's linked. I thought maybe I was anaemic, but all that came back was a vitamin D deficiency. I took supplements and felt a bit better, but only noticed a slight difference. Then, in December, 2021, I found a lump in my breast while checking in the shower."
