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Laura, now 34, said she first realised something was wrong when she felt a lump in her right breast.

Because her lump had grown so quickly, medics wanted to start treatment as soon as possible at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust's centre in Wigan.

"A lump is not the only symptom of breast cancer, so it's important that people check themselves regularly and know what's normal for them," added Dr Kelly.

"We just need to make sure that the immediate impact of all these things doesn’t come in one big lump and that the economy has time to absorb these changes in a way that doesn’t fuel inflation," Mr Higginson told the BBC's Today programme.

Rebecca Fogell, an NHS nurse for more than two decades, noticed a small lump near her eye in 2019 and underwent scans.