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Woman, 102, has life-saving cancer surgery Rochdale woman, 102, has life-saving cancer surgery
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A great-grandmother has undergone life-saving cancer surgery - at the age of 102. A great-grandmother has had life-saving cancer surgery - at the age of 102, and without a general anaesthetic.
Adelaide Kershaw, from Littleborough near Rochdale, had surgery to remove a large growth from her forehead. Adelaide Kershaw, of Littleborough near Rochdale, had a lump the size of a tangerine removed from her forehead.
She is the believed to be the oldest patient to be operated on at specialist cancer hospital The Christie in Manchester. She is the oldest patient to have had surgery at The Christie, the specialist cancer hospital in Manchester said.
Ms Kershaw, a former dinner lady who has lived through two world wars, said: "I just want to get walking again." After the operation to treat her rare form of skin cancer, Ms Kershaw said she was "well", adding: "I just want to get walking again."
She had a lump the size of a tangerine removed from her forehead - while she was awake - after being diagnosed with a rare form of skin cancer. Her consultant at the hospital, Damir Kosutic, said the tumour was causing her great difficulties but she "came through the surgery really well and was very brave".
She has two daughters, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren and said after the operation she was feeling "well".
Her consultant at the hospital, Damir Kosutic, said the tumour was causing her great difficulties but she "came through the surgery really well and was very brave."
"Not every patient would be able to have that sort of extensive surgery while awake," he added."Not every patient would be able to have that sort of extensive surgery while awake," he added.
Ms Kershaw's daughter, Christine Garvey, said her mother "is keen to get back to her crocheting." One of Ms Kershaw's two daughters, Christine Garvey, said her mother - who has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren - was "keen to get back to her crocheting".