A rare cancer, olfactory esthesioneuroblastoma is a tumour that grows in the sinus region, behind the nose. An Auckland mother of four who had a preventative double mastectomy, only to be diagnosed with an extremely rare cancer, has died, aged 40. When she was just 13 years old, her mother died of breast cancer, and in 2010 Galley found she carried the BRCA2 gene mutation -- which greatly increases the risk of breast cancer in those who carry it. But Galley's battle with cancer began long before she was first diagnosed with the disease in 2014. Last week, Galley died peacefully with her family by her side.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 11, 2016 02:03 UTC