Cancer survivor pushes NHS to cover egg freezing after missed window

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Cancer survivor pushes NHS to cover egg freezing after missed window
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Erin Lavery, diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma at 21, couldn’t preserve eggs before treatment and is now cancer-free but must self-fund an £8,000 fertility preservation plan to have a chance at children; she’s campaigning for NHS coverage and quicker fertility services for cancer survivors in Scotland.

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