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Neil Shaw & Sophie Collins

Young mum given just months to live following her wedding as IBS turned out to be cancer

A mum-of-three has been given less than two years to live after what she thought was Irritable Bowel Syndrome ended up being cancer.

The young woman was diagnosed just weeks after her wedding, but had originally reported belly cramps, bloating, and weight loss to her doctor back in March 2021 who put it down to IBS and a hernia.

Shona Johnson was sent for a CT scan and had a gastroscopy - a camera inserted into her throat - which left Shona relieved because it didn't detect cancer, so she thought there was no need to worry.

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