HER mother could not be saved. But Rebecca Fletcher hopes others with a 'forgotten' cancer will have a better chance of survival thanks to new research.
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Rebecca, who lives in Salford with partner Mike, recalls Lesley always smoking from her being a youngster in the 1970s.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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