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Irish Mirror
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Helena Vesty & Michelle Cullen

Woman who thought she just had a 'bad cough' diagnosed with life-threatening disease

A woman has said she feels 'lucky to be alive' after being diagnosed with a deadly cancer.

Karen McCarthy went to see her GP after suffering from a bad chest infection for two weeks.

She said: "My GP sent me for an X-ray as I was over the age of 60.

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