Family's 'heart-sinking' double cancer diagnosis

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Hannah Pearce and dad Neil are determined to raise awareness of a rare cancer to help others.

By Charlotte Cox & John HendersonA mum from Cornwall has told of the "heart-sinking" moment she was diagnosed with the same incurable cancer as her father.

Charity Myeloma UK cited a one in 10,000 chance of diagnosis, remaining low even if a relative has it.Of the moment she was told her symptoms, including fatigue, were due to Myeloma, Hannah told the BBC: "My heart sank, I understood after researching into dad what that meant and what it meant for me and my family particularly, I knew what was ahead of me.

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