Miss NI vows to use platform to raise awareness of rare cancer: ‘It teaches you to never take a day for granted'
The 23-year-old from Rathfriland was diagnosed with PAWS-GIST – an uncommon subtype of gastrointestinal stromal tumour that primarily affects young people – after months of being misdiagnosed.
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Belfast Telegraph
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Miss NI vows to use platform to raise awareness of rare cancer: ‘It teaches you to never take a day for granted'
Miss Northern Ireland Carly Wilson has been named Sarcoma UK Ambassador after her own inspiring journey battling a rare form of cancer. The 23-year-old from Rathfriland was diagnosed with PAWS-GIST – an uncommon subtype of gastrointestinal stromal tumour that primarily affects young people – after months of being misdiagnosed.
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Mother-of-three died without her children at her side and far from home after being forced to travel to London for cancer treatment
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