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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
James McNeill

Mum told she has cancer at 27 weeks pregnant after finding walnut-sized lump

A mum was told she would have to undergo cancer treatment while 27 weeks pregnant after finding a lump on her groin.

In 2013 Clare Wolfswinkel from Formby found a "walnut" sized lump on her groin when she was 27 weeks pregnant with her first child and was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Clare said that when she was given the news she was "terrified" for the safety of her unborn child.

Her son Noah was born seven weeks early while Clare was still going through chemotherapy. Clare was then told by doctors that due to the intensive treatment and the location of the cancer she was infertile.

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