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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Hannah Cottrell

Nurse who dismissed pain as muscle injury has leg amputated after rare tumour found

An NHS nurse whose leg was amputated after an “extremely rare” cancerous tumour was found in her calf has spoken of entering “survival mode” to “process” her diagnosis and “stay positive”.

Sophie Fay, 26, an intensive care nurse for four years, lives in Merseyside with her father, Paul Fay.

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