A MOTHER has hailed a junior doctor for 'probably' saving her life with an early diagnosis of cancer.

Adele Jones, from Evesham started undergoing tests within hours after the doctor picked up signs of bowel cancer.

In August last year Mrs Jones started suffering severe stomach pains and had tests which highlighted a vitamin deficiency.

Further tests saw her referred to an expert who said she was 85 percent sure she had bowel cancer.

The mother of two will take part in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life Pretty Muddy in Worcester on the weekend of July 15 and 16 as a tribute to the support she received.

She said: "I could see something on the scan but I didn’t think too much about it until we were taken into a side-room and a nurse asked me if I had young children.

“That is when it hit me. I felt like I was watching somebody else in a movie. When I thought about my children I did think what would happen if it was terminal and I was not around for my boys.

“The treatment at Warwick Hospital was amazing. The NHS definitely delivered for me.

“I walked out of hospital one month almost to the hour after I was told I had cancer. I just wanted to get home and see my boys.

“The whole experience made me realise what is important in life.

“I believe the junior doctor I saw initially probably saved my life, knowing how important it is to get an early diagnosis for cancer.

"I’m determined to do all I can in the fight against cancer.

"That’s why I am taking part and I hope other women will take part in Race for Life or Pretty Muddy.

"No matter how much money is raised, it’ll help to fund crucial cancer research to help more people, just like me, survive.”

A month after hearing she had cancer, Mrs Jones had walked out of hospital on the road to recovery.

Having lost close relatives and also seen her father-in-law go through gruelling treatment for the same disease, Mrs Jones, 39, feels she is one of the lucky ones.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is a women-only series of events which raise millions of pounds every year to help beat cancer sooner by funding vital research.

Michelle Leighton, Cancer Research UK’s event manager, said: “We really appreciate Adele’s support.

“Race for Life events whether it is Pretty Muddy, the 10k or 5k are not competitive and women can complete them at their own pace.

“One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some stage in their lives, but the good news is more people are surviving the disease now than ever before.

"Cancer survival in the UK has doubled since the early 1970s and Cancer Research UK’s work has been at the heart of that progress”.

To enter Race for Life Pretty Muddy, go to raceforlife.org or call 0300 123 0770.