Ann Fenwick said it was 'very, very touching' her friend Brenda Stobbart took to the skies for her.
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A 75-year-old woman has been strapped to a plane to raise funds for the medics who treated her best friend. Brenda Stobbart, from Sunderland, completed the wing walk months after Ann Fenwick, 69, was diagnosed with breast cancer in December.She has since urged everybody to get screened for cancer, saying she did not show any symptoms."It was a very early diagnosis, it would not have been found if it wasn't for a [breast screening] mammogram."After having surgery and five rounds of radiotherapy, she was recently told she was in remission.
"[I thought] you only get one shot at life, do the things that you want to do, there will come a point where you can't do it - and I am so glad I did," she said.Ms Stobbart said she "wasn't scared", but was glad she was "first up because of the waiting and anticipation".She said: "Ann just thought it was great - I hope the money will go towards further investment in research [and treatment] of breast cancer".
About one in seven women are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, according to the NHS.In England, those who are
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