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| Staffordshire mother says breastfed son ‘spotted cancer’ | |
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| A mother says her baby son "saved her life" by helping her detect breast cancer when he refused to feed. | A mother says her baby son "saved her life" by helping her detect breast cancer when he refused to feed. |
| Sarah Boyle, 26, said at about six months old, Teddy suddenly "became very distressed" when she tried to feed from her right breast. | Sarah Boyle, 26, said at about six months old, Teddy suddenly "became very distressed" when she tried to feed from her right breast. |
| The Staffordshire mum said his continued behaviour convinced her to insist that a cyst which was found to be benign be re-scanned. | The Staffordshire mum said his continued behaviour convinced her to insist that a cyst which was found to be benign be re-scanned. |
| Mrs Boyle is being treated for grade two triple negative breast cancer. | Mrs Boyle is being treated for grade two triple negative breast cancer. |
| There have been anecdotal reports that babies can pick up breast changes, but this has not been accepted as breast cancer sign by the medical profession. | There have been anecdotal reports that babies can pick up breast changes, but this has not been accepted as breast cancer sign by the medical profession. |
| For more from Stoke and Staffordshire | For more from Stoke and Staffordshire |
| Mrs Boyle said her son, who is nearly one, had taken "fantastically well" to breastfeeding but his behaviour changed last summer. | Mrs Boyle said her son, who is nearly one, had taken "fantastically well" to breastfeeding but his behaviour changed last summer. |
| She tried feeding Teddy in various positions over several weeks and wondered if there was something wrong with his neck, but now believes milk from her right breast tasted different. | She tried feeding Teddy in various positions over several weeks and wondered if there was something wrong with his neck, but now believes milk from her right breast tasted different. |
| "He became very unhappy and even hit out. For an eight-month baby to push his mother away was really heartbreaking," she said. | |
| Mrs Boyle was diagnosed with a benign cyst in her right breast in 2013 and said when she asked to be re-scanned was told not to worry. | Mrs Boyle was diagnosed with a benign cyst in her right breast in 2013 and said when she asked to be re-scanned was told not to worry. |
| However, as Teddy's behaviour persisted, she also noticed the cyst had become "more rigid" and painful and her breast had changed shape. | However, as Teddy's behaviour persisted, she also noticed the cyst had become "more rigid" and painful and her breast had changed shape. |
| She went back to see a doctor and a scan and biopsy later confirmed cancer. | She went back to see a doctor and a scan and biopsy later confirmed cancer. |
| "I remember it was 11:55am on 16th November," she said. | "I remember it was 11:55am on 16th November," she said. |
| Mrs Boyle is halfway through chemotherapy at Royal Stoke University Hospital, whose staff were "fantastic", she said. | Mrs Boyle is halfway through chemotherapy at Royal Stoke University Hospital, whose staff were "fantastic", she said. |
| The mother, who is to have a double mastectomy and reconstruction said Teddy, her husband and rest of her family were getting her through the rough times. | The mother, who is to have a double mastectomy and reconstruction said Teddy, her husband and rest of her family were getting her through the rough times. |
| "Nobody can say for certain whether it was Teddy, but I know that if it wasn't for him then this time next year it could've been completely different if I'd listened to doctors, but instead I listened to Teddy. | |
| "[It's] Because of him that I'm now being treated." |