Dismissed nine times by GP: Pharmacist ‘saves life’ of student with brain tumor

A doctor told Lucy Younger that her brain tumour symptoms were from “drinking too much” and being “away from home” before an “incredible” pharmacist sent her to get an MRI scan... 

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Lucy Younger
"A girl of your age would not have a brain tumor," doctors told Younger.
Kate Bowie

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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