‘I had terminal lung cancer, not covid‘
 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60696837
‘I thought it was covid. It was terminal lung cancer’

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Julie Smith, 73, lost her sense of taste and had a persistent cough

The Welsh grandmother had recently returned from a holiday at Butlins when she took 4 covid tests because her symptoms were worrying

However a visit to the doctors revealed she actually had terminal lung cancer, diagnosed a mere few months after her ex hubby died of just that

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She hadn’t smoked since 1989, and regular screening isn’t widely available in Wales, so Julie thought she was fine

However sadly the cancer has spread to her bones and lymph nodes, and is now incurable. Having undergone chemotherapy and losing her hair, Julie may only have a few months left

NHS England has offered regular lung screenings since 2019 in some areas

Get yourself screened, especially ex smokers

Poor Julie :sad::bawling:

Change the title you absolute tool.

So many people will have dismissed symptoms as covid or not been able to see their GP....its so sad.

Cancer is such a **** disease. :mad:

How depressing & horrible.

Cancer continues to be the biggest killer .

We eat out at a pub/food chain and they are raising money for a young woman who has stage 3 cancer.

One of my sisters school friends has just died of cancer she was 37

:bawling:

Sorry for her loss

It’s a hard world we live in one of my other sisters best friend died at 18 of it.

Cancer is a bitch. All of our lives will undoubtedly be touched by it at some point. The pandemic has made it so much worse with treatments cancelled, GPs unavailable, people passing symptoms off as either unimportant or covid related.

The effects of the pandemic will be felt for years sadly