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Danny Rigg & Sian Traynor

Mum 'knew something was wrong' as 'nagging toothache' turns out to be breast cancer

A 72-year-old woman has shared how she has gone through over 300 rounds of chemotherapy after her "nagging" pain was actually cancer.

Margie Shields spoke out on her experience with the disease after first being diagnosed over 20 years ago, and is still receiving treatments to this day.

Having previously watched her mother and sister both go through breast cancer, Margie explained that she "sensed there was something wrong" when she too began to experience pain.

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