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‘Why did doctors fail to address my sickle cell disease until I got cancer diagnosis?’

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A young mother has said she is “disappointed” it took a potentially fatal lymphoma diagnosis for doctors to address her painful sickle cell disease after the lifelong condition was “cured” by her gruelling Read More

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