Surfing the net helps woman beat cancer

READING an article on the internet helped save a Findhorn woman's life.

Having been diagnosed with late-stage B Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and undergone six months of chemotherapy, Claire Weller was faced with further gruelling treatment when she was given more terrifying news.

She said: "I was told the tumour had grown back to the size of a grapefruit and was sitting right on top of, and squashing, my heart. Radiotherapy didn't work and I was to be given stronger chemotherapy. I managed to get through one treatment but it was so strong the doctors decided my body couldn't cope with any more sessions."

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