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New mother wrongly told lump on breast was abscess dies at 23
Western Mail
|November 03, 2025
NEW mother wrongly told a lump on her breast was an abscess just weeks after giving birth has tragically died at the age of 23.
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Nikita Hughes was given antibiotics after visiting the doctors eight weeks after the birth of her daughter Vienna for what was believed to be “harmless pus”.
But when the growth failed to go she was sent to a breast clinic for a scan - and broken the devastating diagnosis that she had a deadly form of cancer.
Nikita said that becoming a mum was a “dream come true for me” and was “all I ever wanted since I was a little girl’!
She even organised a “F** You Cancer” party to enjoy a wild night of fun with 50 family and friends.
But she tragically died last week after a two-year fight.
This story is from the November 03, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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