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Her consultant at The Christie, Claire Kelly, described Laura as an "inspirational woman" who, by sharing her story, had also raised awareness of the disease.

Prof Frank Chinegwundoh, a consultant urological surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust, says: "It’s very difficult to weigh up the risks and benefits."

However, Sport England said it had not been produced by a qualified consultant and underestimated the power of some of the players’ shots.

However, Sport England said: "The ball strike assessment doesn’t appear to have been undertaken via a specialist qualified consultant."

One of the group's founders, consultant anaesthetist Richard Marks, said patients were "being put at risk" as a consequence, something that "strikes to the heart of you" as a doctor.