CONSTANT ITCH WAS CANCER
Daily Record|October 17, 2024
Niamh, 15, urges others to 'check and check again'
ELEANOR FLEMING
CONSTANT ITCH WAS CANCER

A TEENAGER with a constant itch was diagnosed with cancer after medics initially told her it was an allergy.

Niamh Connell 15, is now urging people to "trust your gut instinct" over their health.

Her grandparents Deborah Connell, 48, and her husband Brian, 65, of Bonkle, Lanarkshire, said Niamh developed the itch all over her body after returning from holiday in Portugal.

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