A fit and healthy mum-of-two had to undergo life-changing surgery after discovering her acid reflux was in fact stage three cancer.
Michelle Staveley, 52, had suffered from no other symptoms and believed the acid problem was caused by stomach ulcers. But she was given the shock diagnosis after complaining to her doctor on a number of occasions.
Within four weeks, Michelle, from Cliviger near Burnley, had to have an operation to remove her kidney, overseen by two specialist surgeons, Lancs Live reports.
