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Mum, 34, diagnosed with stage four cancer after scan was cancelled due to Covid-19

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A 34-year-old mum has been diagnosed with stage four cancer months after a scan to assess swelling in her throat was cancelled due to coronavirus.

Toni Cunnington first went to A&E in February 2020 after noticing her lips had gone blue and her throat was inflamed. She was referred to hospital, where doctors identified a cyst and booked an ultrasound for March 23.

However, that scan was cancelled along with all other 'non-emergency' appointments as the national coronavirus lockdown began.

It wasn't until September that the swelling worsened and Toni returned to A&E, which is when doctors identified stage four lymphoma.

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