A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22. Pretty Natalie Carney believes if she had been offered a smear test two years ago that she would not now be facing weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy plus an early menopause. Doctors missed several opportunities to diagnose Natalie's cancer and she was left suffering symptoms for months before the 3.5cm tumour was eventually found. Despite initially being hopeful the cancer could be removed through fertility-preserving surgery, she was later told she would need a radical hysterectomy, then chemo and radiotherapy that would rob her of the chance to bear children.She now faces a race against time to harvest her eggs before she begins treatment in the hope that she and her boyfriend of six months Adam Burton will someday be able to have a child.
A talented artist has created artwork with a KICKIN' twist by painting on his pregnant wife's bump .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
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A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .