Mum left devastated by cancer bombshell

50-YEAR-OLD THOUGHT LUMP WAS HERNIA

- PAIGE OLDFIELD

A MUM-OF-FIVE who thought a lump in her groin area was a twisted hernia has spoken of her shock after being given a devastating cancer diagnosis.

Nicola Smith, from Middleton, claims she tried to phone her GP practice three times in early May but was unable to get an appointment.

It wasn't until several weeks later that she finally managed to see a doctor while accompanying a pregnant family member to hospital.