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| Cancer survivor thanks comic Ed Byrne for 'life saving' joke | Cancer survivor thanks comic Ed Byrne for 'life saving' joke |
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| Jackie Kaines Lang was diagnosed and treated for bowel cancer seven years ago | Jackie Kaines Lang was diagnosed and treated for bowel cancer seven years ago |
| A woman who discovered she had bowel cancer after watching comedian Ed Byrne's stand-up show has thanked him for his "life-saving joke". | A woman who discovered she had bowel cancer after watching comedian Ed Byrne's stand-up show has thanked him for his "life-saving joke". |
| Jackie Kaines Lang, 60, said Byrne's routine about going to see a GP about diarrhoea had resonated with her. | Jackie Kaines Lang, 60, said Byrne's routine about going to see a GP about diarrhoea had resonated with her. |
| The day after seeing the show in Berwick, Northumberland, Ms Kaines Lang went to see her doctor which led to her being treated seven years ago. | The day after seeing the show in Berwick, Northumberland, Ms Kaines Lang went to see her doctor which led to her being treated seven years ago. |
| Byrne, who lost his brother to cancer, said doctors deserved the credit. | Byrne, who lost his brother to cancer, said doctors deserved the credit. |
| Ms Kaines Lang said the Irish comic told a "long, convoluted joke" which involved a "reference to someone going to see their GP because they had a long-standing case of diarrhoea". | Ms Kaines Lang said the Irish comic told a "long, convoluted joke" which involved a "reference to someone going to see their GP because they had a long-standing case of diarrhoea". |
| Ed Byrne told a joke about a long-standing issue with diarrhoea | Ed Byrne told a joke about a long-standing issue with diarrhoea |
| She said: "I thought 'do you know I have had diarrhoea for over three weeks, I ought to get this checked out, the guy's right'. | She said: "I thought 'do you know I have had diarrhoea for over three weeks, I ought to get this checked out, the guy's right'. |
| "The very next day I did phone my GP." | "The very next day I did phone my GP." |
| She was later diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer. | She was later diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer. |
| Ms Kaines Lang had been unable to thank Byrne in person for the "life-saving joke", but BBC Radio Newcastle surprised her with a video call with the comedian. | Ms Kaines Lang had been unable to thank Byrne in person for the "life-saving joke", but BBC Radio Newcastle surprised her with a video call with the comedian. |
| A woman from Berwick says @MrEdByrne saved her life with a comedy routine which prompted her to get tested for cancer. @MartinLindsay_ surprised Jacqui with meeting Ed this afternoon to discuss the importance of normalising talking about the disease. | A woman from Berwick says @MrEdByrne saved her life with a comedy routine which prompted her to get tested for cancer. @MartinLindsay_ surprised Jacqui with meeting Ed this afternoon to discuss the importance of normalising talking about the disease. |
| Mr Byrne, who has appeared on numerous TV shows including Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo, said: "I am very happy the whole thing has had a very happy resolution. | Mr Byrne, who has appeared on numerous TV shows including Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo, said: "I am very happy the whole thing has had a very happy resolution. |
| "Of all the routines I have had to suddenly be out there [in the media], why did it have to be the one about me having diarrhoea for three weeks? | "Of all the routines I have had to suddenly be out there [in the media], why did it have to be the one about me having diarrhoea for three weeks? |
| "I would stop short of calling it a life-saving routine. Let me at least share the credit with the doctors, I would say they did most of the life saving." | "I would stop short of calling it a life-saving routine. Let me at least share the credit with the doctors, I would say they did most of the life saving." |
| Ms Kaines Lang, who has written a blog post about her diagnosis for Bowel Cancer UK, urged other people to see a doctor if they have concerns. | Ms Kaines Lang, who has written a blog post about her diagnosis for Bowel Cancer UK, urged other people to see a doctor if they have concerns. |
| "It's about knowing your body and if things aren't normal then go and get them checked out," she advised. | "It's about knowing your body and if things aren't normal then go and get them checked out," she advised. |
| According to the NHS, common symptoms for bowel cancer include: | According to the NHS, common symptoms for bowel cancer include: |
| A persistent change in bowel habit - going to the loo more often, with looser, runnier poos and sometimes abdominal pain | A persistent change in bowel habit - going to the loo more often, with looser, runnier poos and sometimes abdominal pain |
| Blood in the poo without other symptoms of piles (haemorrhoids) | Blood in the poo without other symptoms of piles (haemorrhoids) |
| Abdominal pain, discomfort or bloating always brought on by eating - sometimes resulting in a reduction in the amount of food eaten and weight loss | Abdominal pain, discomfort or bloating always brought on by eating - sometimes resulting in a reduction in the amount of food eaten and weight loss |
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| Berwick-Upon-Tweed | |
| Bowel cancer |