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Woman beats cancer five times to be declared free of the disease

A woman who has had cancer five times is celebrating with tough exercise challenges after being told she is free of the disease.

Natalie Yates-Bolton, a grandmother of two, has suffered two bouts of Hodgkin’s lymphoma and has also had breast cancer on three occasions.

In total, the 57-year-old has endured 11 operations, 30 sessions of chemotherapy and 55 rounds of radiotherapy.

If somebody who didn't know my story heard I'd had cancer five times, they might think I'd been unfortunate. But I see it the other way - I've been really fortunate

Natalie Yates-Bolton

Now, the senior lecturer in nursing at the has been

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