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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Louise Lazell

Teaching assistant diagnosed with bowel cancer at 22 reveals three symptoms people of all ages should know

A teaching assistant proudly teamed her summer festival outfit of a  blue bikini and furry coat with a walking stick twinkling with fairy lights and two stoma bags as she celebrated surviving stage three bowel cancer.

Diagnosed aged just 22, Sophie Anderson is now in remission and, inspired by bowel cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James, is determined to raise awareness of the disease – particularly in young people.

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