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(Right to Life UK<\/a>) A pregnant mother has said her unborn baby \u201csaved her life\u201d after an ultrasound scan of her womb revealed early-stage bladder cancer.<\/p>\n

Megan McQuade from Teesside had been trying for a baby for over two years. Everything was progressing as it should until Megan found some light bleeding when she was about six weeks pregnant.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a first-time mum I panicked,\u201d she told BBC Radio Tees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When she went to the hospital, the sonographer discovered a shadow on her bladder and urged her to have it investigated.<\/p>\n

However, Megan was so \u201coverjoyed\u201d at seeing her baby for the first time, she completely forgot about the shadow and the medical advice. When she returned for another scan though, things were suddenly a lot more serious.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lady\u2019s tone completely changed. She said \u2018I really think you need to get it looked into so please, make an appointment with your GP\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt suddenly hit me then \u2013 I felt a turn in my stomach almost that something wasn\u2019t right.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Walgreens<\/a><\/p>\n

It could be cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n

In December, when Megan returned for a consultation, she was warned that it could be cancer. Describing how she felt afterwards, Megan said<\/a> \u201cthe second I walked out of the room my partner just put his arm around me and said, \u2018Are you alright? and I just broke down.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll possibilities were flooding through my mind \u2013 am I going to survive it? What\u2019s going to happen with baby? It was awful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Megan was able to have a biopsy and surgery in January, which went well. \u201cThe next steps were to determine whether I needed chemotherapy or not and if I did it was explained to me that we would have to basically choose between whether we would take it out, we treat it with chemo or keep baby\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the worst decision that anyone could ever have to face\u201d, she added.<\/p>\n

At a follow-up appointment two weeks later, Megan and her partner \u201csat down, [and] the consultant said, \u2018Everything has gone really well, we managed to get it all out, we took out some extra cells around it just to make sure there\u2019s no chance of it growing back. We believe at this point there\u2019s no further treatment needed\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI still get a bit tearful \u2013 it was the best possible news I could have had.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple are expecting their baby in July.<\/p>\n

Right To Life UK spokesperson Catherine Robinson said \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful not only that Megan didn\u2019t have an abortion that she clearly did not want, but also that her own unborn baby was the reason that her cancer was found and treated in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was published at Right to Life UK<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

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