Mum given 12 months to live after cancer diagnosis is told four incredible words

Mum given 12 months to live after cancer diagnosis is told four incredible wordsWhen Leah Phillips experienced a dry, nagging cough, the mother was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer at the age of 43, despite never having smoked a cigaretteNewsBradley Jolly Overnight News Editor20:09, 14 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesLeah Phillips has overcome cancer(Image: @leah_l_phillips/Instagram)A mum who was told she had 12 months to live after she was diagnosed with cancer six years ago is now free of the illness.‌A medic recently told Leah Phillips: "There is no cancer" — despite her diagnosis six years ago of stage four lung cancer. Leah was 43 at the time, had never smoked a cigarette and maintained a healthy lifestyle.‌But when she experienced a dry, nagging cough, the mother of three went to see her doctor and claims she was given several misdiagnoses, such as allergies. Leah went on to lose 17lb and a subsequent CT scan and bone biopsy showed she had cancer — four months after her first symptoms.‌She was given the worst news — that her cancer was terminal — in 2020 but now, after defying doctors for five years, Leah, from Louisville, Kentucky, is now cancer-free.READ MORE: 'I had the same cancer I'd seen on Grey's Anatomy — here are the biggest warning signs'READ MORE: Tragedy as Tommy Verbickas dies aged just 6 after his third cancer battleView 2 ImagesThe mum, from Kentucky, wants to warn others of the signs of lung cancer(Image: @leah_l_phillips/Instagram)Speaking today, Leah said: "There is no cancer showing up in my scans, which is something I never thought I'd see." She said she was told only five percent of people diagnosed with stage four lung cancer live for a further five years.‌Medics credit Leah's recovery to her stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), which uses highly targeted radiation beams to treat tumors in all parts of the body, and a lobectomy, which is the surgical removal of one of the lobes of her lu...