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My contraceptive coil saved my life after it revealed I had cancer

Caroline Bailey was diagnosed after suffering with "a stabbing pain in the middle of my abdomen".

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BBC News reports: Caroline Bailey was diagnosed after suffering with "a stabbing pain in the middle of my abdomen".

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United Kingdom · Europe
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BBC News
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Caroline Bailey
Section
Health

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