A south Manchester woman feels ‘lucky to be alive’ after she was diagnosed with England’s deadliest cancer. Karen McCarthy went to see her GP after suffering a bad chest infection for two weeks.
"My GP sent me for an X-ray as I was over the age of 60", she recalled. "I was later diagnosed with lung cancer and had surgery to remove part of my right lung which had a small, non-aggressive tumour."
NHS bosses are now urging people with certain symptoms to seek lifesaving checks to catch lung cancer earlier - when it is easier to treat.
