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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Damon Wilkinson

Tributes to trailblazing midwife who launched UK's first charity for women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy

A trailblazing mum who twice survived cancer before launching the UK's first charity for women diagnosed with the disease during pregnancy has died aged 50. Nicolette Peel was inspired by her own experiences to set up Mummy’s Star in 2013 in memory of Mair Wallroth.

The mum-of-three jointly launched the charity after she was diagnosed with breast cancer when her youngest child, Frankie, was a baby. Nicolette said her own experiences highlighted a lack of support for women who receive a cancer diagnosis during or shortly after pregnancy.

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