Lanarkshire cancer survivor spotted symptoms after being struck by branch on hillwalk

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A Lanarkshire cancer survivor says her instinct to get her symptoms checked out early after a freak accident means she has lived to see her daughter’s wedding day.Elaine Henderson, from Carluke, was hillwalking when she was hit in the chest by a tree branch, leaving her with a lump and bruising.The physiotherapist initially thought it was a soft tissue injury, but when it failed to settle after a fortnight she called her GP.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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I remember the consultant saying ‘we can treat this’ within a split second of confirming my diagnosis.”Elaine had an operation to remove the lump that July and then radiotherapy, finishing her treatment in November the same year.“I remember my consultant saying at a check-up after my surgery that I didn’t have breast cancer anymore and radiotherapy would help reduce the chance of the cancer coming back - that was just fantastic to hear,” she added.“I rarely lived in the moment before my diagnosis, but now I stop and think about everything a bit