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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Storm Newton

Mum pregnant with twins is diagnosed with rare cancer – and told she may have just a few years

Katie with her twins, Bella-Rose and Lennon - (Katie Matthews/Anthony Nolan/PA Wire)

A Lincolnshire mother who was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer while pregnant with twins has launched an appeal to find a stem cell donor.

Katie Matthews, 32, faces a stark prognosis, with doctors giving her just six years to live if a suitable donor is not found.

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