'My sister was told she had IBS - now we don't know how long she has left'

Lauren Carey, 30, was told her symptoms were a UTI and then IBS before being diagnosed

The relatives of a woman who says her uncommon and fast-spreading cancer was dismissed by medics on two occasions are pleading with others to persist when they sense something isn't right. Lauren Carey, 30, is attempting to tick off items from her 'bucket list' after learning her illness - squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder - cannot be cured.

Her sister Megan Carey, 28, is now urging anyone with doubts about their medical diagnosis to seek a second, third or even fourth opinion - following Lauren being initially "dismissed".

She said: "The doctors could definitely have done better. They have been awful. Lauren wanted to complain, but it is not worth it now because it takes years and she won't be h