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Naina Bhardwaj & Michelle Cullen

Woman who thought cancer symptom was 'tiredness' shares heartbreaking hospital visit

A woman who thought her cancer symptom was just "tiredness" has opened up on the heartbreaking moment doctors told her that she had leukaemia.

Melissa McNaughton said she spiralled into a panic attack in a hospital toilet after seeing posters on the disease following her diagnosis.

The 33-year-old revealed that the news came as a complete shock as she thought she was just getting her iron levels checked.

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