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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Louise Lazell & Adam Maidment

Young mum told cancer was 'pregnancy constipation' - she diagnosed herself with £39 test

A young mum who was told she was experiencing ‘pregnancy constipation’ before later being diagnosed with cancer said a cheap screening test kit saved her life.

When primary school teacher Emma Campbell, 39, began experiencing spasm-like contractions whilst carrying her youngest child three years ago, she was told it was just part of her pregnancy.

But when the pain didn’t ease off in the months following her pregnancy, Emma decided to purchase a £39 bowel screening test she’d seen on Facebook.

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