A nurse reported having cancer of the cervix and breast two weeks apart after the absence of symptoms

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A nurse who was diagnosed with cancer of the cervix and breast at a few weeks apart revealed that she had no signs or symptoms and that she was up-to-date with smears.

Claire Flatt, 33, from Birmingham, received the heartbreaking diagnosis at two weeks apart in August 2017, though she appears totally fit and healthy.

Clare Flatt was diagnosed with breast cancer and cervix within two weeks

Two years later, the cancer survivor had to undergo intensive radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgery including a double mastectomy to remove the cancer. In July, his ovaries will be removed to prevent the return of cancer.

Despite all that she has experienced, Claire does not want to be perceived as a "victim" and, to demonstrate that people can "live well with cancer," is organizing the London Marathon.

Only nine months after her last chemotherapy session, after radiation and an intermediate operation, Claire will compete in the 26.2-mile race this weekend.

The nurse and lecturer at the Birmingham City Hospital told Mirror Online: "It's amazing to go from chemotherapy to a marathon in nine months, even going to the starting point."

She had to undergo radiation therapy, chemotherapy and a double mastectomy during her treatment.

Claire will run at the London Marathon this weekend

Claire, who runs alongside her husband Ian, 40, his brother-in-law Richard and his friend James, hopes his story will give people with cancer the hope of overcoming the disease.

In the summer of 2017, Claire was diagnosed with stage 2b cervical cancer, two weeks later she discovered that she also had stage 3 breast cancer.

Although she showed no symptoms, aggressive treatment started immediately, seeing Claire and her sister Sarah discover that they needed a preventive mastectomy.

A few weeks after the marathon, the cancer survivor will undergo surgery to have her ovaries removed and hopes to undergo breast reconstruction next year.

The nurse showed no symptoms of any of the fatal cancers that had been diagnosed

Claire runs alongside her husband Ian, 40 years old.

She added, "I will be happy that all operations are completed and that I look forward to my life.I look forward to closing this chapter and going forward."

The date of the marathon marks almost two years since Claire's first diagnosis of cancer, after returning home to bleed and consulting the GP as a precaution.

Finding herself in an ambulance and quickly taken to the hospital, a biopsy revealed that she was suffering from cervical cancer.

"First of all, I had IVF in April," she continued. "Our plan was to try again in October 2017. At that time, I was fit, healthy and hoping to start a family, the news was devastating."

Claire, who shaved for charity during chemo, wants to continue a normal life

Due to the cancer treatment, Claire had early menopause that rendered her infertile, causing disabling fatigue, severe illness, hair loss and painful radiation burns.

But in spite of all that, the nurse still had time to participate in the races in the park, often just days after each chemotherapy session, pushing through the pain of running her first 5 km run last December.

Now confident after having traveled about twenty kilometers for the marathon, Claire is determined to encourage others to go through difficult times.

She concluded: "Concentrate on the day ahead of you, that is the advice that was given to me, so I tried to live as best as I could with cancer and I was I continued as usual. "

The marathon comes almost two years after his diagnosis

In order to continue to lead a normal life, the nurse has returned to work and continues to lecture to full-time students, while telling her story at events to raise awareness about cancer.

She wants women to know that smears can help 75% of all cervical cancers, and that she was only 25% of the lucky ones whose cancer was not detected.

To help her cause, Claire runs to raise funds for cancer charities, including Macmillan, and has already received £ 22,000 for the "Claire Challenge".

You can donate to #clairschallenge on his Just Giving page.