Mum-to-be found out she had breast cancer while 36 weeks pregnant

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

Not overly concerned, she nevertheless told her GP, who thought it was “most likely to do with pregnancy” and asked her to return after two weeks.

“At that next appointment, I thought it had got bigger and the doctor agreed and sent off the request for further checks,” Laura recalled.

Specialists quickly realised she had cancer.

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.

Laura said she and Sam were “so shocked because it’s not something you expect, especially during pregnancy”.

She added: “My first thought was for my baby.”