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The Guardian - UK
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Dawn Butler

I have breast cancer but had no symptoms. A routine mammogram saved my life

Dawn Butler MP
‘The coronavirus pandemic and cancer are a nasty combination.’ Dawn Butler MP Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Being told you have cancer is one of the biggest shocks you can go through. The coronavirus pandemic and cancer are a nasty combination. All the normal support, even if it’s just a big hug, is something you need but are deprived of.

But the main thing is catching breast cancer early and I was lucky enough to do that. We have had it drummed into us that we should “CoppaFeel”, so that whatever your age or gender you are aware of the symptoms of breast cancer, feel for lumps and look for changes in your breasts.

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