Aimi Hopkins diagnosed with cervical cancer after a screening was deemed clear eight years ago. (Irwin Mitchell via SWNS)
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A TV and film worker developed cervical cancer which could have been prevented EIGHT years previously after doctors wrongly told her an abnormal smear test was clear.
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(Irwin Mitchell via SWNS)
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(Irwin Mitchell via SWNS)
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(Irwin Mitchell via SWNS)
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