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Woman who thought she had bad cough diagnosed with 'UK's deadliest cancer'

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A woman says she feels ‘lucky to be alive’ after a life-saving screening led to doctors diagnosing her with the UK's deadliest cancer.

Karen McCarthy had been suffering with a bad chest infection for two weeks when she made an appointment to see her GP. Because she was over 60, Karen was sent for an X-ray and later given the devastating news that she was suffering from lung cancer.

She was scheduled for surgery and part of her lung removed which had a "small, non-aggressive tumour", Manchester Evening News reports.

NHS bosses are now urging those with certain symptoms not to delay checks that can catch lung cancer early - when it is easier to treat.

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