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‘My husband was invited in with me to get the results, so I knew it must be bad news’

A home-test kit detected Niamh Ferry’s bowel cancer. She wants to break down any stigma attached to such potentially life-saving screening

Niamh Ferry's move to order an online home-test kit for bowel cancer was key to discovery of the tumour. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Niamh Ferry's move to order an online home-test kit for bowel cancer was key to discovery of the tumour. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Sylvia Thompson
Tue Sept 13 2022 - 05:01
Sylvia Thompson

Sylvia Thompson

Sylvia Thompson, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes about health, heritage and the environment