Ciara Mageean: ‘I probably won’t make my 40th birthday. That’s rough’ (opens original article in a new tab)

Ciara Mageean, a 34-year-old athlete, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer despite no risk factors, disrupting her athletic career and life plans. She found hope after attending a cancer support group and is undergoing treatment with no options for surgery or radiotherapy.

• Ciara Mageean was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer at 34 despite having no risk factors
• She attended a Zoom support group where she heard a survivor's story that gave her hope
• Mageean's cancer diagnosis disrupted her plans for retirement from athletics and starting a family
• She underwent chemotherapy and learned that surgery and radiotherapy were not options for her treatment