Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean Remembered After Cancer Battle
Tributes have been paid to Irish runner Ciara Mageean, a former European champion who ran in two Olympics. She had been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer. The headline calls her a talented and inspirational human being, a reminder of how serious late-stage bowel cancer can be.
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Context: Bowel cancer is a cancer of the large intestine, and stage four means it has spread from where it started. Earlier screening can often find it sooner, when treatment has more options.