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in the 90-minute

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drama, ''The C-Word'', written by Nicole Taylor and directed by Tim Kirkby.

Biography

Lynch was born Lisa McFarlane on 30 August 1979, to Jane and Ian McFarlane, in

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, England, and was raised there. She studied at

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when ...

and obtained an MA in journalism at

Goldsmiths College Goldsmiths, University of London, officially the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London in England. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the ...

, also working as a freelance journalist. She married Peter Lynch in December 2006. They lived in south-west London and she eventually became the editor of '' Real Homes'' and '' Inspired Living'' magazines. In 2008 Lynch was diagnosed with

breast cancer Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or ...

, for which she had a left-side mastectomy,

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and

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, followed by

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. She began blogging about her experiences, using

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called her blog "funny and brilliant". In 2011, secondary cancer was found, in her bones and brain, and was diagnosed as incurable. During her illness, she was treated by

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at The Princess Grace Hospital. She died on 11 March 2013, aged 33, in

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, in London. Her blog and social media accounts are now updated by members of her family and friends.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Lisa English women non-fiction writers Deaths from breast cancer 1979 births 2013 deaths People from Derby Alumni of Loughborough University Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London English women journalists